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- [lim-pit]
- /ˈlɪm pɪt/
- /ˈlɪm.pɪt/
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- [lim-pit]
- /ˈlɪm pɪt/
Definitions of limpet word
- noun limpet any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed. 1
- noun limpet A marine mollusk with a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot, noted for the way it clings tightly to rocks. 1
- noun limpet sea mollusc 1
- noun limpet person who clings 1
- countable noun limpet A limpet is a small sea animal with a cone-shaped shell which attaches itself tightly to rocks. 0
- noun limpet any of numerous marine gastropods, such as Patella vulgata (common limpet) and Fissurella (or Diodora) apertura (keyhole limpet), that have a conical shell and are found clinging to rocks 0
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Origin of limpet
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English lempet, Old English lempedu, nasalized variant of *lepedu < Latin lepada, accusative of lepas < Greek lepás limpet
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Parts of speech for Limpet
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limpet 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.
limpet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limpet
noun limpet
- land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- mine — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- acoustic mine — a naval mine designed to be exploded by the vibration of the propeller of a passing ship or by the sound of water along the hull.
- claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
- magnetic mine — an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.
Top questions with limpet
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