Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headmost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-most
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Closest to the front of a group or pack

Example Sentences

"The headmost was a ship, and the other, a brig."
"The headmost hounds soon burst out of the coppice, followed by three or four riders with reckless haste, regardless of the broken and difficult nature of the ground. ""
"We were now the headmost line of battle ship and gaining fast upon the enemy; but the main part of our fleet seemed rather to drop from them."

Etymology

From head + -most.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: head

Questions

What does headmost mean?: Closest to the front of a group or pack
Where does headmost come from?: From head + -most.

How to pronounce headmost

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