bommie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "1992, Australian Museum, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Reef biology: a survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific, National Gallery of Australia Some solitary corals, such as Cycloseris, were present at the base of the bommie."
- "A large bommie the shape of an onion extends from the main reef on the northern side, and here were two dark crevices favoured by coral trout."
- "The bommie was bustling: fish were coming and going, digging and biting, feeding and fighting on all points of the bommie."
- "We've got to find where they hid it — before Bommie Night."
- "'We could go down London Road, collect a bit more for Bommie Night.' Jez suggested. Hallowe'en was still not past and they had used up all their firework stocks."
- "The blackout curtains make a super 'bommie', which is lit as soon as it's dark enough on this wonderful day."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: ie
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage