Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homestand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: home-s-tand
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of games played at a team's home field

Example Sentences

"Two Sarasota pitchers proved easy picking for the St. Petersburg Saints at Waterfront park this afternoon and the locals walked off with the first game of their homestand, 8 to 1."

Etymology

From home + stand.

Inflected Forms

homestands (plural)

Synonyms

homestanding

Questions

What does homestand mean?: A series of games played at a team's home field
Where does homestand come from?: From home + stand.

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