Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second serve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond serve
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.

Example Sentences

"Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory."

Inflected Forms

second serves (plural)

Synonyms

second service

Questions

What does second serve mean?: Another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.

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