Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unflushable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-flush-able
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a toilet, that cannot be flushed.

adj

Of a product, not designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.

adj

Of an item, that remains in the toilet bowl despite flushing.

noun

An item that cannot be flushed.

Example Sentences

"You may have heard an old crank in a big house ranting about appliances and unflushable toilets the other day."
"The Sydney water team are hoping that by showing families the 'unflushable' and 'unsinkable' items, that the environment will be a lot better off."
"Recently, I asked Moffat about the "unflushables" gag -- which leads to one of the funniest jokes in the British show -- and he said flatly, "That was not taken out by me.""

Etymology

From un- + flushable.

Inflected Forms

unflushables (plural)

Questions

What does unflushable mean?: Of a toilet, that cannot be flushed.
Where does unflushable come from?: From un- + flushable.

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