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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beachcomb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
beach-comb
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go beachcombing.

noun

An instance of beachcombing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from beachcomber.

Inflected Forms

beachcombs (present, singular) beachcombing (participle, present) beachcombed (participle, past) beachcombed (past) beachcombs (plural)

Questions

What does beachcomb mean?
To go beachcombing.
Where does beachcomb come from?
Probably a back-formation from beachcomber.

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