Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picket fence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: pick-et fence
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple fence made from wooden pickets, connected by horizontal bars.

noun

A series of spaced perpendicular striations that occasionally occur in aurorae.

Inflected Forms

picket fences (plural)

Phrases

white picket fence

Synonyms

picketing paling

Questions

What does picket fence mean?: A simple fence made from wooden pickets, connected by horizontal bars.

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