Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dust-tight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: dust-tight
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Impervious to dust, not allowing dust to penetrate.

Example Sentences

"The electro-pneumatic contactor equipment is arranged in four groups, each contained in a removable dust-tight steel box suspended from the underframe."

Inflected Forms

more dust-tight (comparative) most dust-tight (superlative)

Synonyms

dustproof

Questions

What does dust-tight mean?: Impervious to dust, not allowing dust to penetrate.

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