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crotchet

crotch·et
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kroch-it]
    • /ˈkrɒtʃ ɪt/
    • /ˈkrɒtʃ.ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroch-it]
    • /ˈkrɒtʃ ɪt/

Definitions of crotchet word

  • countable noun crotchet A crotchet is a musical note that has a time value equal to two quavers. 3
  • noun crotchet a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve 3
  • noun crotchet a small hook or hooklike device 3
  • noun crotchet a perverse notion 3
  • noun crotchet a small notched or hooked process, as in an insect 3
  • noun crotchet a small hook 3

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Origin of crotchet

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English crochet hook, staff with hook at end < Middle French (see crochet); doublet of crocket

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crotchet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crotchet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

crotchet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crotchet

noun crotchet

  • peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
  • whim — an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
  • freak — a fleck or streak of color.
  • vagary — an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
  • trait — a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature: bad traits of character.

Antonyms for crotchet

noun crotchet

  • as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
  • commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
  • normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

Top questions with crotchet

  • how to crotchet?
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  • how to crotchet a hat?
  • how long does a crotchet last for?
  • what is a crotchet in music?
  • how many quavers in a crotchet?
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  • what does crotchet mean?
  • how much is a dotted crotchet worth?
  • how to crotchet baby booties?
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  • how to crotchet a heart?

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