Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

having a head on one's shoulders

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
hav-ing a -head- on one's shoul-ders
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of have a head on one's shoulders

Questions

What does having a head on one's shoulders mean?
present participle and gerund of have a head on one's shoulders

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