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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rimrock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
rim-rock
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit

verb

To drive (animals) over a cliff edge.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From rim + rock.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rimrocks (plural) rimrocks (present, singular) rimrocking (participle, present) rimrocked (participle, past) rimrocked (past)

Questions

What does rimrock mean?
An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit
Where does rimrock come from?
From rim + rock.

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