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dust off the cobwebs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
dust of-f the -cob-webs
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin an activity that has been suspended for a long time; to return to something after a long time, especially when there is a need to regain former familiarity or facility.

Inflected Forms

dusts off the cobwebs (present, singular) dusting off the cobwebs (participle, present) dusted off the cobwebs (participle, past) dusted off the cobwebs (past)

Questions

What does dust off the cobwebs mean?
To begin an activity that has been suspended for a long time; to return to something after a long time, especially when there is a need to regain former familiarity or facility.

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