Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodyboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
body-board
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of foam, usually rectangular in shape, upon which one sits or lies when bodyboarding.

verb

To surf riding a bodyboard

Etymology

From body + board.

Inflected Forms

bodyboards (plural) bodyboards (present, singular) bodyboarding (participle, present) bodyboarded (participle, past) bodyboarded (past)

Frequently Paired Words

bodyboarder bodyboarding

Questions

What does bodyboard mean?
A piece of foam, usually rectangular in shape, upon which one sits or lies when bodyboarding.
Where does bodyboard come from?
From body + board.

How to pronounce bodyboard

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