varicose vein
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An abnormally swollen or dilated vein.
noun
The medical condition of having such veins, especially in the legs.
Example Sentences
- "Back there in the rolling, olive-clad hills is a splendid region of whose existence most of the visitors to the Riviera are unaware. There are no garish restaurants or casinos, no hot doggeries or Slopsy-kola signs, no half-naked women or twitching varicose veins being paraded."