Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guideboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guide-board
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions.

Example Sentences

"they cannot go astray so long as they carry their guideboard about with them - a delusion we often practise upon ourselves with our high and mighty reason"

Etymology

From guide + board.

Inflected Forms

guideboards (plural)

Questions

What does guideboard mean?: A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions.
Where does guideboard come from?: From guide + board.

How to pronounce guideboard

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