Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pot-hole

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: pot--hole
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pothole.

Example Sentences

"It is designed that the body part b shall be of suitable diameter to fit reasonably close into the pot-hole, and the flange b'' is intended to rest upon the stove-top; […]"
"In an attachment for a stove which has in its top a double pot-hole having straight sides and semicircular ends, said top having a depressed lid supporting shoulder surrounding said double pot-hole; […]"
"When different pots are to be used on one stove the most effective solution is to have the front pot-hole as large as the most commonly-used large pot, […]"

Inflected Forms

pot-holes (plural)

Questions

What does pot-hole mean?: Alternative form of pothole.

How to pronounce pot-hole

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