Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water devil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter dev-il
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any waterbased cyclone, usually much smaller than a tornado in magnitude.

Example Sentences

"We saw a water devil form in the late afternoon on the lake."

Inflected Forms

water devils (plural)

Phrases

dust devil

Frequently Paired Words

dust devil

Questions

What does water devil mean?: Any waterbased cyclone, usually much smaller than a tornado in magnitude.

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