shellac
/ʃəˈlæk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released."
- "At the turn of the century, the ever-expanding electrical industry was running low on shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug which could be used as an insulating material."
- "In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked."
- "In another the Mets were shellacked, 9-1, with a stray ninth-inning home run by Strawberry after two outs, preventing a shutout."
- "[Former Arizona GOP Senator Jeff Flake] warns Republicans could be on track for a shellacking in the midterms[.]"
Etymology
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Informal
- Transitive verb