Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water can

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter -can
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, can.

noun

Any of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.

Inflected Forms

water cans (plural)

Phrases

watering can

Frequently Paired Words

watering can

Questions

What does water can mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, can.

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