Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devil-in-the-bush

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
dev-il-in-the-bush
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does devil-in-the-bush mean?
Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).

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