kneeler
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hassock.
noun
An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged
Example Sentences
- "All the kneelers sighed with relief when they were told it was over and they could finally stand up."
- "The parish deacon was always pushing to get new kneelers for the church, probably because he was old and his knees were sensitive."
- "The benches are scuffed Victorian, and lying on them are sets of kneelers embroidered by parishioners."
- "He bowed his head and began to say a prayer, but interrupted himself — touching his lover's beard, then his hands for the last time. His crying was now audible as the undertaker helped him from the kneeler and back to his seat."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: knelere