Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grassfire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: grass-fire
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire burning over grass or grassland.

Example Sentences

"FIREFIGHTERS have controlled a grassfire which threatened houses in a heavily populated area in Melbourne's south."

Etymology

From grass + fire.

Inflected Forms

grassfires (plural) grass fire (alternative)

Synonyms

prairie fire

Questions

What does grassfire mean?: A fire burning over grass or grassland.
Where does grassfire come from?: From grass + fire.

How to pronounce grassfire

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