Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noonmark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: noon-mark
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mark made on a structure to align with the sun at noon for the purpose of timekeeping.

noun

The time of noon.

Example Sentences

"... according to the rule for computing a noonmark..."
"She'd change the noonmark in the door so'st Mis' Beaver wouldn't start to git dinner till way past the hour, and she'd throw ashes in the butter."
"...the noonmark on the window ledge which may be seen today on some old houses still standing."
"By that big clock the sun itself is set, He gets to noonmark by it even yet"
"During the noonmark break from the council meeting, Linden decided to wander out to the garden..."

Etymology

From noon + mark.

Inflected Forms

noonmarks (plural) noon-mark (alternative) noon mark (alternative)

Questions

What does noonmark mean?: A mark made on a structure to align with the sun at noon for the purpose of timekeeping.
Where does noonmark come from?: From noon + mark.

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