dog day
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "This is a perfect dog-day. The atmosphere thick, mildewy, cloudy. It is difficult to dry anything. The sun is obscured, yet we expect no rain."
- ""A terrible terrible dog day storm. Or maybe even a cyclone.""
- "August 24, 1993 was the first day of the new school year at Cedar City High School. The day dawned sunny and steamy, promising another "dog day" in southern Ohio."
Etymology
A singularization of dog days.