washboard
/wˈɑʃbˌɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
noun
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
Example Sentences
- "Numerous washing machines have been invented to save the fair sex from the severe labor of the Wash-board."
- "washboard road"
- "It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad."
- "Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup. As I jump in, he spins out and takes off up the road in the direction the plane came from, bouncing dangerously over washboards and ruts."
- "He slowly raised his head to look at me. "Shut it, washboard." "Huh?!" Here I was trying to comfort him, and what did I get for my troubles? An insult."
- "Doug came up with a half-guilty smile and washboarded his forehead at her."