Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail jell-o to a wall

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: nail -jel-l-o -to a wall
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of nail Jell-O to a tree.

Example Sentences

"We know how much the Internet has changed America. And we are already an open society. Imagine how much it could change China. Now, there is no question – China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck. That's sort of like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall."
"Writing objective history or raising a teenager may be like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall, as those and other challenging tasks have been popularly analogized."

Inflected Forms

nails Jell-O to a wall (present, singular) nailing Jell-O to a wall (participle, present) nailed Jell-O to a wall (participle, past) nailed Jell-O to a wall (past)

Questions

What does nail jell-o to a wall mean?: Alternative form of nail Jell-O to a tree.

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