Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devil's needle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
dev-il's nee-dle
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dragonfly.

Dated; Obsolete

Usage

Questions

What does devil's needle mean?
A dragonfly.

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