Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screen door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: screen -door
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.

American usage

Example Sentences

"1970 Joni Mitchell - "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyrics) from "Ladies of the Canyon" Late last night I heard the screen door slam. / And a big yellow taxi took away my old man."
"He's got this book tour- what's the subtitle of his book? 'Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival'. This is about as subtle as a screen door on a submarine. It's pretty clear what's going on here, but he says he's not going to announce until June."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

screen doors (plural)

Phrases

screen-door effect

Frequently Paired Words

storm door

Questions

What does screen door mean?: A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.

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