Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make and mend

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: make and -mend
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An afternoon off work in the navy, giving sailors time to repair their uniforms etc.

Inflected Forms

make and mends (plural)

Phrases

make do and mend

Frequently Paired Words

make do and mend

Questions

What does make and mend mean?: An afternoon off work in the navy, giving sailors time to repair their uniforms etc.

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