Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack-knifes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
jack--knifes
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does jack-knifes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of jack-knife

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