tardis
/ˈtɑɹdɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of Tardis.
name
The time machine and spacecraft used by the Doctor in the British sci-fi television series Doctor Who, which is larger on the inside than its exterior (that of a British police box) suggests, or any of the conceptually similar time machines used by other members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords.
noun
Alternative form of Tardis (something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who).
name
Alternative form of TARDIS (time machine from the series Doctor Who which is larger on the inside than the outside).
Example Sentences
- "The photograph 'the romance of the auto/biographer's desk' is a tardis; when I enter the photograph I can move through time, move through a variety of times indeed."
- "This small paperback book is a veritable tardis of tips on how to preserve the harvest glut. It covers 51 types of fruit and vegetables, including herbs."
- "10 Downing Street is a tardis of a property. Behind its famous black door lies a maze of corridors, offices and reception rooms. In one such room, decorated with oak panelling and oil paintings […]"
- "'While I was in the Rani's TARDIS, I made an adjustment or two.' He chuckled, remembering the occasion."
- "The Master's essence escapes his funeral urn and lands the TARDIS in San Francisco on December 30, 1999."
- "I want the ground to swallow me up. I want to hide in a corner, curl up, and weep, sucking my thumb. I want the TARDIS to appear and take me away."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɑɹdɪs/
- British English: /ˈtɑːdɪs/