Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ews

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
ews
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of emergency water supply (World War II, for fires).

British usage; Obsolete

Usage

Questions

What does ews mean?
Initialism of early warning system.

How to pronounce ews

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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