Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needle match

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: needle -match
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contest between bitter rivals.

Example Sentences

"Our department was doing pretty well in the inter-departmental cricket competition and we had a needle match fixed against the current leaders on Monday evening."

Inflected Forms

needle matches (plural)

Questions

What does needle match mean?: A contest between bitter rivals.

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