Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under the covers

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
un-der- the -cov-ers
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In bed, under the bed covers.

prep_phrase

In secret.

Questions

What does under the covers mean?
In bed, under the bed covers.

How to pronounce under the covers

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