letterbox
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
noun
A rectangular hole or slot.
adj
Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.
verb
To transfer a widescreen motion picture to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, with the placing of black bars above and below the picture area.
Transitive verb
verb
To hunt for letterboxes (containers with logbook and rubber stamp) by following clues.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat."
- "His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb