Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tongue and groove

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: tongue and -groove
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

Inflected Forms

tongue and grooves (plural) tongues and grooves (plural)

Questions

What does tongue and groove mean?: A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

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