Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reamer

/ˈɹi.məɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: ream-er
IPA: /ˈɹi.məɹ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool for boring a hole wider.

noun

A device for rendering citrus juice.

noun

A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe.

noun

A Stone Age prehistoric lithic stone tool, used in archeology nomenclature.

noun

One who reams.

verb

To use a reamer on something; to clear out something using a reamer.

Transitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"allowance at the bottom of blind bores for the chamfered tip of the reamer will obviate additional operations with shouldering or bottoming reamers to completely finish the entire length of a hole."
"“Just to be clear, old-timer, I'm not always the sucker, and he's not always the reamer.” “Though, he does ream me nightly.” “Adolfo, you dirty dog.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹi.məɹ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reamers (plural) reamers (present, singular) reamering (participle, present) reamered (participle, past) reamered (past)

Synonyms

juicer juice reamer

Rhymes With

steamer dreamer streamer femur creamer screamer lemur bremer beamer kremer schemer cremer

Questions

How do you pronounce reamer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹi.məɹ/.
What does reamer mean?: A tool for boring a hole wider.
Where does reamer come from?: Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er.

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