Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yard duty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: yard -du-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The duty of supervising pupils in a school playground during breaktimes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The member of staff assigned to perform this duty.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

yard duties (plural)

Questions

What does yard duty mean?: The duty of supervising pupils in a school playground during breaktimes.

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