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moorhouse

/mˈʊɹhˌaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
moor-house
IPA
/mˈʊɹhˌaʊs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Moorhouses (plural) Moorehouse (alternative) Morehouse (alternative)

Derived Forms

moorhouseite

Homonyms

moorehouse

Rhymes With

moorehouse

Questions

How do you pronounce moorhouse?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʊɹhˌaʊs/.
What does moorhouse mean?
A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).
Where does moorhouse come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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