ensconce
/ɛnˈskɑns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "She shall not see me, I will ensconce mee behinde the Arras."
- "They found the sharp new heap they were seeking, and ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms that grew in a bunch within a few feet of the grave."
- "The film [Pretty Woman] grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her [Julia Roberts] in the Hollywood A-list."
- "So many invitations had been extended to this premiére that the train was pretty nearly full; [...] the press and other guests distributed themselves over the remaining accommodation, and I ensconced myself in a facing window seat in one of the compartments of the third-class brake next the tender."
- "[…] Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam."
- "NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen were ensconced in the Orion space capsule when they dropped into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: en
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛnˈskɑns/
- British English: /ɛnˈskɒns/