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not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
not the bright-est bul-b in the chan-de-lier
IPA
56
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Synonym of not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Inflected Forms

not the brightest bulb (alternative)

Phrases

dim-bulb dim-headed

Frequently Paired Words

dim-bulb dim-headed dimwit dimwitted

Synonyms

not the sharpest tool in the shed

Questions

What does not the brightest bulb in the chandelier mean?
Synonym of not the sharpest tool in the shed.

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