Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kickboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: kick-board
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.

noun

On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.

noun

Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).

Example Sentences

"The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children."
"A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby."

Etymology

Etymology tree English kick Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English kickboard From kick + board.

Inflected Forms

kickboards (plural) kick-board (alternative)

Synonyms

kickplate

Questions

What does kickboard mean?: A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.
Where does kickboard come from?: Etymology tree English kick Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English kickboard From kick + board.

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