Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bell-bottom

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: bel-l-bot-tom
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

A style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.

Phrases

bell-bottomed bell-bottoms

Frequently Paired Words

bell-bottomed bell-bottoms

Synonyms

bell-bottomed bellbottom

Questions

What does bell-bottom mean?: A style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.

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