sandcastle

sand·cas·tle

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sand-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l]
- /ˈsændˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl/
- /ˈsændˌkɑː.sl̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l]
- /ˈsændˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl/

Definitions of sandcastle word

noun sandcastle a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach. 1
noun sandcastle a plan or idea with little substance. 1
noun sandcastle miniature castle built from sand 1
noun sandcastle a mass of sand moulded into a castle-like shape, esp as made by a child on the seashore 0

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Origin of sandcastle

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; sand + castle

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Parts of speech for Sandcastle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sandcastle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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".

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