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- [buhks]
- /bʌks/
- /bʌk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhks]
- /bʌks/
Definitions of bucks word
- abbreviation BUCKS Buckinghamshire 3
- noun bucks Pearl (Sydenstricker) [sahyd-n-strik-er] /ˈsaɪd nˌstrɪk ər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1973, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1938. 1
- noun bucks a male given name. 1
- adjective bucks Military. of the lowest of several ranks involving the same principal designation, hence subject to promotion within the rank: buck private; buck sergeant. 1
- abbreviation BUCKS bukh. 1
- verb with object bucks to wash or bleach (clothes) in lye. 1
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Origin of bucks
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bukke, Old English bucca he-goat, bucc male deer; cognate with Dutch bok, German Bock, Old Norse bukkr; def. 5, 6 by shortening; buck private (from circa 1870) perhaps as extension of general sense “male,” i.e., having no status other than being male
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Parts of speech for Bucks
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pronoun
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determiner
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bucks popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bucks usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bucks
noun bucks
- almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- dinero — a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dough — flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
- lettuce — a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
verb bucks
- bears — Plural form of bear.
- clashes — Plural form of clash.
- combats — Plural form of combat.
- contests — Plural form of contest.
- counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
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