walrus
/ˈwoːl.ɹəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
verb
To be like a walrus
verb
To be like a walrus
verb
To be like a walrus
Example Sentences
- "Of all the Phocine family none present so terrible and grotesque an appearance as the gigantic Walrus, also known as the morse and sea-horse."
- "You old walrus, don't you think it is time for you to lop your whiskers off?"
- "One, a rumpled, whiskered walrus of a man, held a lantern near Mother's face."
- "It's strange to see parties of merrymakers gather where I nearly drowned, and later walrused with David Isaakovich, Father Basil and the rest of them."
- "Gaddy walrused herself from the back seat"
- "His untrimmed mustache walrused down and over his hidden mouth"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: walrus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwoːl.ɹəs/
- British English: /ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
walruses (plural)
walrusses (plural, uncommon)
walri (humorous, nonstandard)
walrii (plural)
walruses (present, singular)
walrusses (present, singular)
walrusing (participle, present)
walrussing (participle, present)
walrused (participle, past)
walrused (past)
walrussed (participle, past)
walrussed (past, uncommon)