Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tape measure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
tape mea-sure
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tape measures (plural)

Synonyms

measuring tape tape tapeline

Questions

What does tape measure mean?
A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.

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