Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corn-cob

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: corn--cob
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of corncob.

Example Sentences

"It had a slender stem several feet high, and from its top stood up a single tongue of flame, an intensely red flower of the size and shape of a small corn-cob."

Inflected Forms

corn-cobs (plural)

Questions

What does corn-cob mean?: Alternative spelling of corncob.

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