Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like water

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: like wa-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Abundantly; consumed rapidly or found in great quantity.

Example Sentences

"He throws great parties: the beer flows like water."
"We will invade the village, and the blood will flow like water."
"In our house we go through paper towels like water."

Phrases

spend money like water

Questions

What does like water mean?: Abundantly; consumed rapidly or found in great quantity.

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