Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sand dab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: sand dab
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small flatfish of the genus Citharichthys native to the Pacific coast of the Americas.

Example Sentences

"I commanded him. “Stand up.” He looked down, his mouth disobedient and wide and flat and ugly as a sand dab’s, and would not."

Inflected Forms

sand dabs (plural) sanddab (alternative)

Questions

What does sand dab mean?: Any of various small flatfish of the genus Citharichthys native to the Pacific coast of the Americas.

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