Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoots

/ʃuːts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: shoots
IPA: /ʃuːts/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of shoot

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot

adj

Alright; ok; of course.

Slang

intj

Slang

Example Sentences

"Johannis and Marcella took a yellow cab downtown and asked the driver to stop in front of First National City Bank. —“Shoots!”—he answered. Marcella looked at Johannis with question marks in the eyes. —Ok! It means ok Marcella."
"The concierge began talking on the phone in the local pidgin. “Eh, anikala Moki, diz Rodney at work, howzit? I get one winnah for you today. Diz guys like go Miloliʻi … no kidding uncle, four poʻe ipukea kane, come now. Shoots.”"

Usage

Slang

Rhymes With

roots boots suits routes fruits disputes recruits grassroots pursuits salutes flutes commutes

Questions

How do you pronounce shoots?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃuːts/.
What does shoots mean?: plural of shoot

How to pronounce shoots

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