Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emery board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: emery board
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.

Example Sentences

"He was known for throwing the “emery ball,” a baseball that had been scuffed with a piece of emery board hidden in the heel of his glove."

Inflected Forms

emery boards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

emery cloth emery paper whetstone

Questions

What does emery board mean?: An abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.

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