Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hourglass-shaped

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
hour-glass-shaped
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a shape or cross-section like that of an hourglass.

Inflected Forms

more hourglass-shaped (comparative) most hourglass-shaped (superlative)

Phrases

hourglass figure

Frequently Paired Words

hourglass figure

Questions

What does hourglass-shaped mean?
Having a shape or cross-section like that of an hourglass.

How to pronounce hourglass-shaped

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