op
/ɑp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "His ops went to his court hearing today."
- "My mother's going in for her knee op today."
- "Even given the same direction, two camera ops will see and shoot somewhat differently. A good eye and an ability to concentrate and quickly follow directions are necessary for this position."
- "Give the camera op a wide berth when he or she is shooting on Steadicam. When doing so, camera ops usually have virtually no peripheral vision, and their spatial awareness may be impaired by the giant, heavy camera attached to [them]."
- "Ops on my new drawing?"
- "an op painting; op artworks"
Etymology
From op shop.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑp/
- British English: /ɒp/
Usage
Inflected Forms
ops (plural)
ops (present, singular)
opping (participle, present)
opped (participle, past)
opped (past)
more op (comparative)
most op (superlative)