Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silkstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: silk-stone
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2805).

name

A suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Etymology

From silk + stone.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Silkstone Common

Questions

What does silkstone mean?: binghamite
Where does silkstone come from?: From silk + stone.

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