Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laced

/leɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: laced
IPA: /leɪst/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).

adj

Adorned with lace (delicate fabric).

adj

Intentionally tainted with something, especially a drug.

verb

simple past and past participle of lace

Example Sentences

"I don't know what it was laced with, but he passed out a minute after drinking that first beer."

Inflected Forms

more laced (comparative) most laced (superlative)

Derived Forms

spunlaced

Phrases

gold-laced laced day-moth laced moray laced mutton laced-up ladder-laced straight-laced strait-laced

Frequently Paired Words

lacing

Synonyms

adulterated tied

Rhymes With

based placed waste taste replaced faced waist paste traced displaced embraced chased

Questions

How do you pronounce laced?: The recorded pronunciation is /leɪst/.
What does laced mean?: Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).

How to pronounce laced

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