Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumb waiter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: dum-b- wait-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of dumbwaiter.

Example Sentences

""In the bowels of Rugby station, which many say is haunted by a lady in a white dress (though I have never seen her), is this sign adjacent to a 'dumb waiter' lift."

Inflected Forms

dumb waiters (plural)

Questions

What does dumb waiter mean?: Alternative spelling of dumbwaiter.

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