Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter -gun
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toy gun used to shoot water.

Example Sentences

"Apparently it was a water gun, but it was a very, very realistic replica."

Inflected Forms

water guns (plural) watergun (alternative)

Synonyms

squirt gun water pistol squirter

Questions

What does water gun mean?: A toy gun used to shoot water.

How to pronounce water gun

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