kiln-dry

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kil, kiln drahy]
- /kɪl, kɪln draɪ/
- /kɪln draɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kil, kiln drahy]
- /kɪl, kɪln draɪ/

Definitions of kiln-dry word

verb with object kiln-dry to dry in a kiln. 1
verb transitive kiln-dry to dry in a kiln 0

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Origin of kiln-dry

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kiln-dry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kiln-dry

kiln-dry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.