Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uptoss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-toss
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To be tossed up.

Intransitive verb

noun

noun

That which is tossed up.

Example Sentences

"[…] and brasses reflective Gleam in the sun, and away to the clouds uptoss the refulgence: […]"
"The boat drew closer and closer, hurling along through the seething green like a thing alive, lifting and sending and uptossing across the huge-backed breakers, or disappearing behind them only to rush into sight again […]"
"Sometimes its sky line was broken by an uptoss from some one overpowering blast."
"You can see even the smallest animals, such as porcupines and ground hogs, over a mile away, and the first step of a bear, or the first uptoss of a deer's head is seen instantly."

Etymology

From up- + toss.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Usage

Inflected Forms

uptosses (present, singular) uptossing (participle, present) uptossed (participle, past) uptossed (past) uptosses (plural)

Questions

What does uptoss mean?: To toss up.
Where does uptoss come from?: From up- + toss.

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