Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on-hook

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: on-hook
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use.

adj

Describing the idle state of a subscriber or PBX user loop.

Phrases

on the hook

Frequently Paired Words

on the hook

Antonyms

off-hook

Questions

What does on-hook mean?: Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use.

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