Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flushable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
flush-able
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a toilet, that has a flushing mechanism.

adj

Of a product, designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.

noun

A wipe or similar product designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English flush Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flushable From flush + -able.

Inflected Forms

more flushable (comparative) most flushable (superlative) flushables (plural)

Derived Forms

unflushable

Questions

What does flushable mean?
Of a toilet, that has a flushing mechanism.
Where does flushable come from?
Etymology tree English flush Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flushable From flush + -able.

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