deflea
/diːˈfliː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I had to deflea our cat with a flea comb, even though it wears a flea collar."
- "The DDT powder does not kill the rats; it merely defleas them and lessens the likelihood of the spread of typhus fever from rat to man."
- "A fine metal flea comb is an added aid in defleaing a cat, especially if you are the type who gains satisfaction from “cracking” fleas caught in the comb, or from trying to drown them in a glass of water!"
- "She cares personally for her dogs, feeds them, defleas them, shouts crossly at them when they misbehave."
- "House, kennels, bedding, runs, all have to be defleaed, as well as the dogs. Note: If the dogs have to be wormed, it is wise to postpone any defleaing efforts for three weeks after worming."
- "I had my own dog, but I also caught every stray dog in the neighborhood, washed and defleaed it, and anointed it with cologne (causing a great rumpus when discovered by one of my sisters from whom the cheap scent had been appropriated)."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: de
Usage
Inflected Forms
defleas (present, singular)
defleaing (participle, present)
defleaed (participle, past)
defleaed (past)
deflead (participle, past)
deflead (past)