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squill

/skwɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
squill
IPA
/skwɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties

noun

A sea onion (Drimia maritima)

noun

A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Etymology

From French scille, from Latin scilla. Doublet of scilla.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

squills (plural)

Phrases

Portuguese squill red squill sea squill squill-gee

Frequently Paired Words

squill-gee

Synonyms

squilla scilla sea squill sea onion urginea maritima

Rhymes With

will with a will still until bill kill we'll hill till ill fill brazil

Questions

How do you pronounce squill?
The recorded pronunciation is /skwɪl/.
What does squill mean?
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
Where does squill come from?
It is traced to French.

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