Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safety-valve

/ˈseɪftiˌvælv/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: safe-ty-valve
IPA: /ˈseɪftiˌvælv/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Sometimes followed by off:

Transitive verb

verb

Sometimes followed by off:

Transitive verb

verb

Sometimes followed by off:

Transitive verb

noun

Alternative form of safety valve.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] I have often thought that it was a great error in our legislature when they consented to put down the public lotteries in England. I am convinced that they were beneficial, acting as safety-valves to the gambling spirit of the nation, and that their prohibition has been productive of much crime and misery."

Etymology

From safety valve (noun).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈseɪftiˌvælv/
British English: /ˈseɪftɪˌvælv/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

safety-valves (present, singular) safety-valving (participle, present) safety-valved (participle, past) safety-valved (past) safety valve (alternative) safety-valves (plural)

Homonyms

safety valve

Questions

How do you pronounce safety-valve?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪftiˌvælv/.
What does safety-valve mean?: Sometimes followed by off:
Where does safety-valve come from?: From safety valve (noun).

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