platform
/ˈplætfɔɹm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
noun
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
noun
A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
noun
Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
Example Sentences
- "Always, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete honesty."
- "“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes."
- "This new talk show will give a platform to everyday men and women."
- "[LeBron] James did not say which vaccine he had taken or the number of doses he had received. He also said that he would not use his platform to publicly encourage others to be vaccinated."
- "Hidgson may actually feel England could have scored even more but this was the perfect first step on the road to Rio in 2014 and the ideal platform for the second qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Tuesday."
- "Now if the earth could be enjoyed in such a manner as every one might have provision, as it may by this platform I have offered, then will the peace of the commonwealth be preserved, and men need not act so hypocritically as the clergy do, and others likewise, to get a living."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈplætfɔɹm/
- British English: /ˈplætfɔːm/