Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

february fill-dike

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: febru-ary -fil-l-dike
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water.

Example Sentences

"January white, February fill-dike."
"Doris, in her terror, had forgotten that February fill-dike is upon us"

Inflected Forms

February fill-dyke (alternative) February fill dyke (alternative) fill-dike (alternative) fill-dyke (alternative)

Phrases

February fill dyke, be it black or be it white

Questions

What does february fill-dike mean?: A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water.

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