Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paintbox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
paint-box
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A box used to hold an artist's paints.

noun

Computer hardware or software for creating or editing graphics.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From paint + box.

Inflected Forms

paintboxes (plural)

Questions

What does paintbox mean?
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
Where does paintbox come from?
From paint + box.

How to pronounce paintbox

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