mcdonald's
/mɪkˈdɑnəldz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A widespread chain of fast food restaurants.
Example Sentences
- "This is evidence of the bank's confidence in a community organization for which it has now financed three ventures (CPI and two McDonald's)."
- "Today, blue-movie palaces are as much a part of the suburbs as the wildly proliferating McDonald’ses."
- "The Chinese believe feng shui, pronounced fung shway, can help blunt the ill effects to health and wealth brought on, for example, by the inauspicious jut of an adjacent building or hill. It’s why the doors on Jardine House, headquarters of the colony’s flagship commercial firm, are slightly askew. It’s why property prices in the Shouson Hill area are lower than the ritzy neighborhoods next door. It’s why one McDonald’s used to have a fish tank by the door. Aquariums and mirrors make good ghostbusters."
- "she walked into a job in McDonaldʼs, the first one she applied to"
- "I stopped to pick up some McDonald's and traveled up the road a little before pulling over."
- "“Darling,” Janelle is standing on the outskirts of the group, listening with amusement, “just because a man has filet mignon at home, doesn't mean he doesn't fancy a McDonald's every now and then.”"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɪkˈdɑnəldz/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Mc-
meet me at McDonald's
meet me at McDonald's haircut
:Category:English terms prefixed with Mc-
Tim Hortons
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