Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: tst
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Tsim Sha Tsui.

Informal

name

The station code of Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong.

noun

Initialism of tunnel seismic tomography: a tunnel geological prediction technique.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of tuberculin skin test: a test for tuberculosis infection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of ternary search tree: a type of trie.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of total story time.

Countable; Uncountable

intj

Alternative form of tch.

Example Sentences

"'What did you give for that?' 'A shilling, ma'am.' 'Tst! tst! tst!' said the old lady, disapprovingly."
"“How about chloroform burns?” suggested Parker. “Tst, tst,” said the doctor, annoyed at not having thought of this himself […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

TSTs (plural)

Questions

What does tst mean?: Initialism of Tsim Sha Tsui.

How to pronounce tst

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