Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gains

/ɡeɪnz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: gains
IPA: /ɡeɪnz/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Increase in muscle mass.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of gain

name

Example Sentences

"Like everyone else who lifts weights, I wanted to maximize my gains and give myself the best chance to succeed."
"But it is impossible to prepare for competition and make the same kinds of gains as you would if you were training with full intensity and not dieting. When you're training to compete, you have to focus on details, bringing out small muscles, separation. And it's obvious that you can't make maximum gains while you are restricting your food intake."
"If you’re starting off skinny, you can probably get newbie gains for several months."

Homonyms

gaines

Rhymes With

remains contains explains trains campaigns planes chains brains lanes maintains plains pains

Questions

How do you pronounce gains?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡeɪnz/.
What does gains mean?: plural of gain

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