Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knife ear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: knife ear
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of knife-ear.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Whatever people thought or said about the elves, whatever slurs and indignities they hurled at the “knife ears,” they still had to acknowledge that they owed their nations survival and the existence of their lineages to his selfless slaying of the Archdemon Andoral."
"The cafeteria fell into silence and everyone turned their faces towards the elf. “Damn knife ears,” someone mumbled. The twins looked at the man with glasses and pointy ears."

Usage

Inflected Forms

knife ears (plural)

Questions

What does knife ear mean?: Alternative spelling of knife-ear.

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