Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hook-like
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a hook.

Etymology

From hook + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hooklike (comparative) most hooklike (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does hooklike mean?
Resembling a hook.
Where does hooklike come from?
From hook + -like.

How to pronounce hooklike

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