Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centre-half

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tre-half
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of centre half.

Example Sentences

"McCoist unexpectedly ushered back a defender of his own with Kirk Broadfoot taking over from Steven Whittaker. There was, of course, another change, Kyle Bartley stepping in at centre-half to replace suspended Dorin Goian."

Inflected Forms

centre-halves (plural)

Questions

What does centre-half mean?: Alternative form of centre half.

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