Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-headed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble--head-ed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two heads.

adj

Of a coin, having a head on both sides, especially when counterfeited by being constructed from two separate coins.

adj

Of a train, hauled by two locomotives.

adj

Synonym of sepmag (“having separately recorded picture and soundtrack”).

verb

simple past and past participle of double-head

Example Sentences

"a double-headed serpent"
"double-headed muscles"
"The arms of the City of Perth are mounted on the breast of a double-headed eagle, from which the single-headed eagle of the railway arms was derived."
"Doli: Georgian double-headed cylindrical drum"

Phrases

double-headed bug

Synonyms

sepmag

Questions

What does double-headed mean?: Having two heads.

How to pronounce double-headed

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