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quickens

/ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
quick-ens
IPA
/ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.

noun

plural of quicken

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of quicken

Example Sentences

Etymology

From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/
  • British English: /ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/

Synonyms

couch grass

Rhymes With

chickens dickens thickens pickens wickens hichens nickens lykins

Questions

How do you pronounce quickens?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/.
What does quickens mean?
Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
Where does quickens come from?
From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

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