Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumb screw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
thum-b screw
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of thumbscrew.

Inflected Forms

thumb screws (plural)

Questions

What does thumb screw mean?
Alternative spelling of thumbscrew.

How to pronounce thumb screw

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