santa claus
/ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
name
A number of places in the United States.
name
A number of places in the United States.
name
A number of places in the United States.
Example Sentences
- "Last Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall."
- "The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santaclaus—of all the saints in the kalendar the most venerated by true hollanders, and their unsophisticated descendants."
- "Here, too, the winter festivals are just commencing; and the toy-shops are full of dolls and gew-gaws for the Bifana, who acts here the same comedy for children that Santiclaus does in America."
- "This is one of the developments Karl Marx failed to predict. Had he foreseen it he might have expired in guffaws, rolling in the aisle of the British Museum Library amid the notes for Das Kapital, that bearded Santa Claus of the revolution who slipped the unwanted gift of communism down the world's chimneys."
- "Emmeline: Oh Richard, you can't know everything. Only God knows everything. Richard: God—He can't find us any better than Santa Claus."
- "By 1900, department-store Santa Clauses were common – lodged in grottoes, cottages, and workshops or on thrones, they presided over a never-ending stream of children."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/
- British English: /ˈsæn.təˌklɔːz/
Inflected Forms
Santa Clauses (plural)
Santaclaus (alternative)
Santa Clause (alternative)
Santa Klaus (alternative)
Santeclaus (alternative)
Santiclaus (alternative)
Santy Claus (alternative)
Sta. Claus (alternative, abbreviation)
Sta Claus (alternative, abbreviation)
St. Claus (alternative, abbreviation)
St Claus (alternative, abbreviation)