Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look-out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.71 in modern English

Syllables: look-out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of lookout.

Example Sentences

"Very well—very good indeed. We may get to the coast; but to cross the wide sea, we know not whither, is a dreary look-out."
"The gang was working without a look-out, six of them with their backs to approaching trains."

Etymology

Deverbal from look out.

Inflected Forms

look-outs (plural)

Questions

What does look-out mean?: Alternative spelling of lookout.
Where does look-out come from?: Deverbal from look out.

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