Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kicks

/kɪks/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: kicks
IPA: /kɪks/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Colloquial

noun

Commissary, or the balance of a commissary account.

Colloquial

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of kick

Example Sentences

"Fresh new kicks, and pants / You gotta like that, now you know you wanna dance"
"I’ve seen your kicks, inmate: you’ve got forty cents to your name."
"He put a hundred bucks in your kicks each week."

Usage

Colloquial

Phrases

for kicks get one's kicks get a kick out of something kicks and giggles

Frequently Paired Words

for kicks get one's kicks get a kick out of something kicks and giggles kickseys kickster

Rhymes With

six fix mix picks tricks sticks chicks bricks clicks knicks dicks hicks

Questions

How do you pronounce kicks?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪks/.
What does kicks mean?: plural of kick

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