clowder
/ˈklaʊ̯dɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A Brooklyn friend who persists in feeding the host of creatures - including me - who appear at her door will be delighted to know that the most nonchalant recipients of her largesse may be referred to as a clowder of cats."
- "Real cat fights are rare in established clowders. So instead of risking serious injury, cats resort to menace and threats."
- "2010, The Big Bang Theory, episode “The Zazzy Substitution” Leonard: You’re clearly upset about Amy being gone, and you’re trying to replace her with a bunch of cats. Sheldon: Clowder. Leonard: What? Sheldon: A group of cats is a clowder. Or a glaring. It’s the kind of thing you ought to know now that we have one."
- "2011, M.D. Pueppke, Fuzzy the Cat, The One and Only, “Getting on terms with the terms” How ‛bout organizing a party of clowder chowder. You know, big servings of chowder for the cat clowder."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: clott, *klūtaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈklaʊ̯dɚ/
- British English: /ˈklaʊ̯də/