Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distender

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ten-der
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, distends.

Example Sentences

"Crinoline was fashionable, even in the country, in those days, and ribs of cane were used before the metallic distenders of dresses came in."

Etymology

From distend + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: distend

Inflected Forms

distenders (plural)

Questions

What does distender mean?: One who, or that which, distends.
Where does distender come from?: From distend + -er.

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