Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spick

/spɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: spick
IPA: /spɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of spic.

noun

A nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).

Obsolete

adj

verb

Pronunciation spelling of speak.

Example Sentences

"Internally the building bad been modernized and reconstructed to a point where it was doubtful whether its previous tenants would be able to recognize a single room. Outside it had become spick. The yards and sheds had a suburban rather than a rural tidiness and had for years known no form of animal life rougher than a few riding horses and ponies. The farmyard showed no utilitarian sights and gave forth no rustic smells; it had been laid over with close green turf like a bowling green."
"“Spick Italiano?” he asked. “No.” “Spick Français?” “Oui,” said Dick, glowering."

Etymology

Variant of spike.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

spicks (plural) spicker (comparative) spickest (superlative)

Phrases

spick-and-span

Synonyms

immaculate speckless spick-and-span spic-and-span spic spotless spik

Rhymes With

pick quick sick click stick kick dick nick trick technique thick creek

Questions

How do you pronounce spick?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɪk/.
What does spick mean?: Alternative spelling of spic.
Where does spick come from?: Variant of spike.

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