Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make-ahead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: make-a-head
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.

noun

A recipe designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.

Inflected Forms

make-aheads (plural)

Questions

What does make-ahead mean?: Of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.

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