Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil can

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: oil -can
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of oilcan.

Example Sentences

"The Dutch oil can is a wicked looking object about a yard long and each driver has his own place for keeping it, varying from behind the brake pump to the top of the outer firebox inside the cab."

Inflected Forms

oil cans (plural)

Questions

What does oil can mean?: Alternative form of oilcan.

How to pronounce oil can

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