Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packed to the gills

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
packed -to the gills
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Completely packed; very full or crowded.

Example Sentences

Phrases

packed like sardines

Frequently Paired Words

packed like sardines

Synonyms

packed to the rafters stuffed to the gills

Antonyms

empty empty as a pauper's purse empty as the tomb on Easter clean leer toom unfilled vacant vacuumlike vacuous void

Questions

What does packed to the gills mean?
Completely packed; very full or crowded.

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