Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

widener

/wˈɪdinɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: widen-er
IPA: /wˈɪdinɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any device used to widen something; especially a drill designed to produce a hole greater than its own diameter.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From widen + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wideners (plural)

Rhymes With

ridener sidener

Questions

How do you pronounce widener?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪdinɚ/.
What does widener mean?: Any device used to widen something; especially a drill designed to produce a hole greater than its own diameter.
Where does widener come from?: From widen + -er.

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