Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stillicide

/ˈstɪlɪsʌɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stil-li-cide
IPA: /ˈstɪlɪsʌɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of stillicidium.

Uncountable

noun

A clause written into a land agreement that prohibits the tennant from building so close to the boundary that it would cause the water dripping from the eaves to fall on the neighbouring property.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ground onto which the dripping water from the eaves falls. In this sense it means the same as eavesdrop or eavesdrip.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whatever in my field of vision dwelt – / An indoor scene, hickory leaves, the svelte / Stilettos of a frozen stillicide – / Was printed on my eyelids' nether side / Where it would tarry for an hour or two, / And while this lasted all I had to do / Was close my eyes to reproduce the leaves, / Or indoor scene, or trophies of the eaves."

Etymology

Anglicisation of Latin stillicidium.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: stillicidium

Usage

Inflected Forms

stillicides (plural)

Synonyms

stillicidium

Questions

How do you pronounce stillicide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪlɪsʌɪd/.
What does stillicide mean?: Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites.
Where does stillicide come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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