gullet
/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.42 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
noun
A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
verb
To make grooves or indentations.
Example Sentences
- "Turning a national tragedy into something a person can pay $12 to watch while shoveling popcorn down their gullet struck detractors as perverse, though critics spilled a goodly amount of e-ink debating the actual merits of the work itself."
- "The better way is to gullet or "gum" out the teeth on a grinder. Thin, rubber bonded wheels known as Elastic wheels may be obtained in any desired thickness, and it is reasonably easy to get a wheel to suit the size of teeth to be gulleted."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/
- British English: /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.