Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

work horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: work horse
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of workhorse.

Example Sentences

"The old “work horse” of the office, the mimeograph, was a starred performer at the National Business Show, which was recently held at the New York Coliseum."

Inflected Forms

work horses (plural)

Questions

What does work horse mean?: Alternative form of workhorse.

How to pronounce work horse

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