Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open and shut

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
open and shut
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of open-and-shut.

Questions

What does open and shut mean?
Alternative form of open-and-shut.

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