Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross the thames

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: cross the thames
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of swim the Thames.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, the, Thames.

Etymology

Variant of cross the Tiber, by substitution of London’s river Thames for Rome’s river Tiber.

Inflected Forms

crosses the Thames (present, singular) crossing the Thames (participle, present) crossed the Thames (participle, past) crossed the Thames (past)

Phrases

cross the Tiber

Frequently Paired Words

cross the Tiber

Questions

What does cross the thames mean?: Alternative form of swim the Thames.
Where does cross the thames come from?: Variant of cross the Tiber, by substitution of London’s river Thames for Rome’s river Tiber.

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