Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrieve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scrieve
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To glide or move smoothly.

Dated

noun

The design plan for building a ship.

Example Sentences

"Unlike the monotonous tones of London's streets, the sounds changed every few steps, so that the rattle of pollarded oaks could be followed by the trumpeting of bullfrogs and then the sudden sigh of scrieving swifts."
"When additional vessels were required, the drawings, patterns and scrieves would all be ready, […]"
"Orders for two dozen tankers to be produced off the same scrieve […]"

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

scrieves (present, singular) scrieving (participle, present) scrieved (participle, past) scrieved (past) scrieves (plural)

Phrases

scrieve board scrieve knife

Questions

What does scrieve mean?: To glide or move smoothly.

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