Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbs on the scales

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
thumb-s on the s-cales
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does thumbs on the scales mean?
plural of thumb on the scales

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