Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull chain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l chain
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)

Questions

What does pull chain mean?: a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)

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