on velvet
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I bought Selangum before the boom, and when it touched the highest price I turned it into a Company and sold out half my interest for £250,000. I was on rubber then, but now I'm on velvet."
- "In one way Marrabel was now on velvet. The leading suspect had drawn a red herring across his tracks, for if by any chance the crown should come to light here Miss Frensham was hopelessly involved."