casey
/ˈkeɪsi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.96 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "“His research shows you can change aging to make lives younger for longer. Now he wants to change the world and make aging a disease,” said Whitney Casey, an investor who is partnering with Sinclair to create a do-it-yourself biological age test."
- "Casey Anthony was sentenced on Thursday to a four-year jail term, the maximum possible, for lying to the police, but will be freed this month because she has spent nearly three years behind bars in Orlando, Fla., awaiting trial."
- "Last month, Australian and Canadian scientists found pollution at Australia’s largest research station, Casey, has exceeded international guidelines for close to 20 years."
- "Expeditioners boarding the A319 at Wilkins Aerodrome, near Casey research station, for the flight home to Hobart."
Etymology
Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (literally “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Informal
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.
Inflected Forms
Caseys (plural)