lawnmower

lawn mower

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈlɑːnˌmoʊ.ɚ/
- /ˈlɔːnˌməʊ.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈlɑːnˌmoʊ.ɚ/

Definitions of lawnmower word

noun lawnmower a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn. 1
noun lawnmower Any of the electrical or mechanical machines used for cutting grass. 1
noun lawnmower grass-cutting machine 1
countable noun lawnmower A lawnmower is a machine for cutting grass on lawns. 0
noun lawnmower a hand-operated or power-operated machine with rotary blades for cutting grass on lawns 0

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Origin of lawnmower

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Lawnmower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lawnmower

lawnmower 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lawnmower usage trend in Literature

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