Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packrat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
pack-rat
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pack rat.

verb

To hoard things.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

packrats (plural) packrats (present, singular) packratting (participle, present) packratted (participle, past) packratted (past)

Derived Forms

packrattery

Synonyms

amass amound engross get up hoard intreasure niggard packrat rathole squirrel away uphoard

Questions

What does packrat mean?
Alternative form of pack rat.

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