Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie-down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: lie--down
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short period of rest while lying.

Example Sentences

"have a lie-down; have a little lie-down; have a wee lie-down"
"After a long morning working, he decided to have a little lie-down before cooking lunch."

Etymology

Deverbal from lie down.

Inflected Forms

lie-downs (plural)

Questions

What does lie-down mean?: A short period of rest while lying.
Where does lie-down come from?: Deverbal from lie down.

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