Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

used a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
used a sledge-ham-mer -to crack- a nut
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does used a sledgehammer to crack a nut mean?
simple past and past participle of use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

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