Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pill-box

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: pil-l-box
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pillbox.

Example Sentences

"It's lined with concrete blocks and pill-boxes around the former RAF Pembury [sic: Pembrey] - a sober reminder of a wartime past."

Inflected Forms

pill-boxes (plural)

Questions

What does pill-box mean?: Alternative form of pillbox.

How to pronounce pill-box

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