Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawn-off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
sawn-off
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sawn-off shotgun.

adj

Of a long-barrelled firearm, having had the stock sawn off.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sawn-offs (plural)

Synonyms

sawed-off shortened pint-size pint-sized runty

Questions

What does sawn-off mean?
A sawn-off shotgun.

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