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win one's spurs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
win one's spurs
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To achieve recognition.

Inflected Forms

wins one's spurs (present, singular) winning one's spurs (participle, present) won one's spurs (participle, past) won one's spurs (past) earn one's spurs (alternative) gain one's spurs (alternative)

Phrases

earn one's stripes earn one's wings

Frequently Paired Words

earn one's stripes earn one's wings

Questions

What does win one's spurs mean?
To achieve recognition.

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