Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravebound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grave-bound
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Headed for the grave or death.

Example Sentences

"Half the populace are idle, / Half are busy in a room; / All are gravebound from the cradle, / All are hotfoot for their doom."

Etymology

From grave + -bound.

Questions

What does gravebound mean?: Headed for the grave or death.
Where does gravebound come from?: From grave + -bound.

How to pronounce gravebound

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