Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarpaper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
tarpa-per
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to waterproof walls and roofs.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To cover with tarpaper.

Etymology

From tar + paper.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tarpapers (plural) tar paper (alternative) tarpapers (present, singular) tarpapering (participle, present) tarpapered (participle, past) tarpapered (past)

Questions

What does tarpaper mean?
A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to waterproof walls and roofs.
Where does tarpaper come from?
From tar + paper.

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