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- [uh-kim-boh]
- /əˈkɪm boʊ/
- /əˈkɪm.bəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kim-boh]
- /əˈkɪm boʊ/
Definitions of akimbo word
- adverb akimbo with hands on hips and elbows bent outward 3
- noun akimbo With hands on the hips and elbows turned outward. 1
- adjective akimbo legs: apart 1
- adverb akimbo with legs apart 1
- adjective akimbo hands: on hips 1
- adjective akimbo with hands on hips 1
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Origin of akimbo
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English in kenebowe < Old Norse *i keng boginn bent into a crook (i in, keng accusative of kengr hook, boginn past participle of bjūga to bend)
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Parts of speech for Akimbo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
akimbo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for akimbo
adj akimbo
- jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- forked — having a fork or fork-like branches.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
adjective akimbo
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
Antonyms for akimbo
adj akimbo
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- weighted — having additional weight.
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