throwable
/ˈθɹoʊ.ə.bəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something that is throwable.
Example Sentences
- "For an object to be throwable, it must be directly or indirectly derived from the Throwable class."
- "In general, each function may specify a list of throwable objects […]"
- "[…] if you need to make certain symbols visible externally for debugging purposes or for catching exceptions for throwable entities within a library."
- "Speaking of cycling, most things are recycled: There are bins for paper and bins for cans. Most plastic throwables are simply not allowed (though organizers haven’t quite found a substitute for forks, spoons and knives)."
- "Transforming objects’ states identically by manipulating them in the same way affords infants a way to begin constructing functional equivalence classes even when the objects do not belong to the same predicate class (Piaget, 1952a). For example, simultaneously throwing a doll and a cup transforms both into functionally equivalent ‘throwables.’"
- "Aside from chucking things, you can also dash – useful for stealing throwables right out of the opposition’s meaty hands or even catching objects mid-air as they sail right at you."
Etymology
Etymology tree English throw Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English throwable From throw + -able.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθɹoʊ.ə.bəl/