Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ice-saw

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: ice--saw
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large saw for cutting through ice to free ships, etc.

Etymology

From ice + saw.

Inflected Forms

ice-saws (plural)

Questions

What does ice-saw mean?: A large saw for cutting through ice to free ships, etc.
Where does ice-saw come from?: From ice + saw.

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