Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shark bite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
shark bite
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a hemline that curves inward in a deep, symmetrical vee.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the resemblance of the hemline to an object which has had a large chunk bitten off by a shark.

Inflected Forms

shark-bite (alternative) sharkbite (alternative)

Questions

What does shark bite mean?
Having a hemline that curves inward in a deep, symmetrical vee.
Where does shark bite come from?
From the resemblance of the hemline to an object which has had a large chunk bitten off by a shark.

How to pronounce shark bite

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