spicewood

spice·wood

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spahys-woo d]
- /ˈspaɪsˌwʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spahys-woo d]
- /ˈspaɪsˌwʊd/

Definition of spicewood word

noun spicewood spicebush (def 1). 1

Just one definition for spicewood

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Origin of spicewood

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1750-60; spice + wood1

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Parts of speech for Spicewood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spicewood

spicewood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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spicewood usage trend in Literature

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