Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smoke-filled room

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
smoke--filled -room
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smoke, filled, room.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

smoke-filled rooms (plural)

Synonyms

backroom[insider]]s>

Questions

What does smoke-filled room mean?
A place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature.

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