Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handwipe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-wipe
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A moist towelette for cleaning the hands.

Example Sentences

"Then, she prescribed super-strength Cipro tablets as an anti-biotic for serious intestinal distress (as a former foreign correspondent, I've probably taken crates of Cipro) and recommended an antidiarrheal and rehydration salts, as well as handwipes and face masks."

Etymology

From hand + wipe.

Inflected Forms

handwipes (plural)

Questions

What does handwipe mean?: A moist towelette for cleaning the hands.
Where does handwipe come from?: From hand + wipe.

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