Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war of the roses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: war of the ros-es
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Wars of the Roses.

name

The rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially in cricket.

Example Sentences

"This story is about the War of the Roses cricket match between Lancashire and Yorkshire."
"'War of the Roses', ' he shouted . 'Come on lads, War of the Roses...' Okay, it weren't exactly Manchester United v Leeds but we were still crossing the Pennines and that were enough for Lino to adapt his enemy position."
"At the beginning of the pandemic, when it was difficult to absorb the shock of everything, I didn't care whether Essex would retain their title, and I didn't dwell on who might triumph in the War of the Roses at Scarborough."

Inflected Forms

the War of the Roses (canonical)

Questions

What does war of the roses mean?: Alternative form of Wars of the Roses.

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