Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: light-stick
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable rod used for illumination.

Example Sentences

"When he woke, he became frightened, fired tracer bullets into the air and waved a fluorescent lightstick to identify himself."

Etymology

From light + stick.

Inflected Forms

lightsticks (plural)

Synonyms

glowstick

Questions

What does lightstick mean?: A portable rod used for illumination.
Where does lightstick come from?: From light + stick.

How to pronounce lightstick

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