herb
/hɜːb/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the male given name Herbert.
Example Sentences
- "flocks grazing the tender herb"
- "If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?"
- "For twenty-five years he has done all sorts of odd jobs: digging ginseng (a herb) in the Long White Mountains, fishing in the Black River, and washing gold dust at Hailanpao. Without this education, he would never have become an undaunted revolutionary."
- "The room was thick and sour with the smell of herb."
- "You think he's got any herb?"
- "George (AO) describes the tie between fighting and respect: 'Cause some people could come up to you and say, “Ah, he's a herb, he can't fight. He's nothing.”"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /hɜːb/
- British English: /hɜːb/
Usage
- Countable
- Archaic
- Uncountable
- Slang
- American usage