Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sewing machine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: sewing -ma-chine
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mechanical or electromechanical device used to stitch cloth or other material; normally uses two threads to form lock stitches.

Inflected Forms

sewing machines (plural) sewing-machine (alternative, dated)

Phrases

sewing-machine music

Questions

What does sewing machine mean?: Any mechanical or electromechanical device used to stitch cloth or other material; normally uses two threads to form lock stitches.

How to pronounce sewing machine

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