bradshaw
/bɹˈædʃˌɔ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The name of some places in Northern England.
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The name of some places in Northern England.
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The name of some places in Northern England.
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The name of some places in Northern England.
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A habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "He was at breakfast at nine, and for the twentieth time consulted his Bradshaw to see at what earliest hour Dr Grantly could arrive from Barchester."
- "The "5th Mo. (May) 1939" issue of Bradshaw's Railway Shipping, and Hotel Guide for Great Britain and Ireland appears in a cream cover printed in blue and gold, and a prefatory note explains that, as 1939 is being celebrated as the centenary year of Bradshaw, it is intended to adopt this livery from now until the September issue inclusive. For October, the centenary month, Bradshaw will be published in a gold cover printed in red and blue."
- "To all intents and purposes, we had either to map-read or Bradshaw our way across tens of thousands of acres of featureless, flat landscape."
- "Near-synonym: IFR"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: brād
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
Brayshaw (alternative)
Bradshaws (plural)
Bradshaws (present, singular)
Bradshawing (participle, present)
Bradshawed (participle, past)
Bradshawed (past)