Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hicks

/hɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: hicks
IPA: /hɪks/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hick

Example Sentences

"Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Hick English -'s English -s English Hicks From Hick + -s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hickses (plural) Higgs (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hicksian Hicksville

Phrases

Braxton Hicks contraction Kaldor-Hicks criterion Kaldor-Hicks efficiency Kaldor-Hicks efficient Kaldor-Hicks improvement Mount Hicks

Synonyms

Hick Hickson Higgs

Homonyms

hicks

Rhymes With

six fix mix picks tricks sticks kicks chicks bricks clicks knicks dicks

Questions

How do you pronounce hicks?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪks/.
What does hicks mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
Where does hicks come from?: Etymology tree English Hick English -'s English -s English Hicks From Hick + -s.

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