baker's
/bˈeɪkɚz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baker, -'s.
adj
Slightly supernumerary; a little more than. (Derived from baker's dozen.)
Example Sentences
- "A baker's half-dozen of the best sorts, of proven merit, are Festiva maxima, the finest white; Couronne d'Or, a very late-flowering white; Felix Crousse, brilliant red; Mme. Crousse, white and crimson; Duchess de Nemours, sulphur white and fragrant; Marie Lemoine, ivory white; Delicatissima, crimson purple."
- "[…] thirty, a baker's twenty-eight, presumably. We were all delighted, particularly the baker and the guide, the former refusing money."
- "The "K" stands for "one thousand," almost; actually, it means 1,024, sort of a baker's thousand. Sombody got enamored with binary numbers and thought that 2 to the 10th power was neat, so the result, 1,024, stuck. Most people could care less, once they understand they are getting a little more than they[…]"
Inflected Forms
bakers' (plural)