Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensive end

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
de-fen-sive end
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

defensive ends (plural)

Questions

What does defensive end mean?
a defensive player, generally at the end of the defensive line.

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