in check
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It was a sudden meeting, and one in which rapture was kept well in check by pain."
- "The old feelings, so religiously held in check, were stimulated to rebelliousness, though they did not show themselves in any direct manner as yet."
- "I . . . espied a small cave, excellent suited to our defence and where two determined men might hold in check a whole army."
- "Scott also has schizoaffective bipolar disorder, a mental illness she keeps in check with a low dose of Zyprexa."