Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caged

/kˈeɪdʒd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: caged
IPA: /kˈeɪdʒd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Confined in a cage.

adj

Produced by birds confined in cages; not free-range.

adj

Resembling a cage.

adj

Jailed, imprisoned, incarcerated.

Derogatory; Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of cage

noun

The barre chords C, A, G, E, and D.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Two thirds of the class decided that free-range eggs had more taste and flavour than caged eggs and one third liked the taste of caged eggs more than free range."
"It is lighter to handle and more manoeuvrable, and its three caged sides with web straps on the fourth prevent movement of the contents."

Usage

Derived Forms

noncaged

Rhymes With

engaged aged staged enraged waged raged disengaged gauged paged upstaged assuaged rampaged

Questions

How do you pronounce caged?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈeɪdʒd/.
What does caged mean?: Confined in a cage.

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