mob
/mɑb/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
noun
A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
noun
A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
Example Sentences
- "Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob."
- "See also: Mob (the masses)"
- "A cluster of mob, who were making themselves merry with their betters."
- "Well behind the fire were the pack-saddles and a dark mob of feeding horses[.]"
- "The leader of a mob of kangaroos is the strongest and usually the largest male in the group."
- "There must be a whole mob of wombats living in here!"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɑb/
- British English: /mɒb/