Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spin-dl-legz]
- /ˈspɪn dlˌlɛgz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spin-dl-legz]
- /ˈspɪn dlˌlɛgz/
Definitions of spindlelegs word
- noun plural spindlelegs (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs. 1
- noun plural spindlelegs (used with a singular verb) Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs. 1
- noun plural spindlelegs long thin legs 0
- noun plural spindlelegs a person who has long thin legs 0
- noun plural spindlelegs thin legs 0
- noun spindlelegs a person with thin legs 0
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Origin of spindlelegs
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; spindle + leg + -s3
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Parts of speech for Spindlelegs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spindlelegs popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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