Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on a loose end

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: on a loose end
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Archaic form of at a loose end.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I was on a very loose end when one day, outside the Secretariat, as they call it, I ran up against a man called Fraser whom I'd known building a viaduct or something of that sort in the Black Country."

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does on a loose end mean?: Archaic form of at a loose end.

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