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spackle

/ˈspæk.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
spack-le
IPA
/ˈspæk.əl/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A paste-like substance that fills a gap.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To fill or repair with a plastic paste.

Transitive verb

verb

To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle

name

Alternative letter-case form of spackle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spackle, originally a brand name, perhaps based on German Spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula. Doublet of spatula.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspæk.əl/
  • British English: /ˈspæk.əl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spackles (plural) spackles (present, singular) spackling (participle, present) spackled (participle, past) spackled (past)

Derived Forms

respackle spackler unspackled

Synonyms

spackling compound

Rhymes With

tackle jackal crackle shackle cackle hackle unshackle grackle hackl hackel mackall rachal

Questions

How do you pronounce spackle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspæk.əl/.
What does spackle mean?
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
Where does spackle come from?
It is traced to German.

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