Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death-bed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: death-bed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of deathbed.

Example Sentences

"Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his death-bed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official."
"It is said that whenever a member of the house of the Arundels of Wardour lies on his death-bed, a pair of large screech-owls fly round the battlements each night till his decease."

Inflected Forms

death-beds (plural)

Questions

What does death-bed mean?: Alternative spelling of deathbed.

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