Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: lock- the stable -door after the horse has been s-tolen
IPA

69

Scrabble Score

43

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Inflected Forms

locks the stable door after the horse has been stolen (present, singular) locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen (participle, present) locked the stable door after the horse had been stolen (participle, past) locked the stable door after the horse had been stolen (past)

Synonyms

close the stable door after the horse has bolted

Questions

What does lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen mean?: Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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