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- [skwod]
- /skwɒd/
- /skwɒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skwod]
- /skwɒd/
Definitions of squad word
- noun squad a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit. 1
- noun squad a group of police officers, especially one organized to deal with a particular area of law enforcement: drug squad; fraud squad. 1
- noun squad any small group or party of persons engaged in a common enterprise. 1
- noun squad a sports team or a group of players from which a team is selected. 1
- noun squad Slang. a group of friends. 1
- verb with object squad to form into squads. 1
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Origin of squad
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < French esquade, alteration of esquadre < Spanish escuadra square; so called from square shape of the formation
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Parts of speech for Squad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
squad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
squad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for squad
noun squad
- army — An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.
- ball club — a permanent team of professional or amateur players of a ball game, especially baseball.
- brigade — A brigade is one of the groups which an army is divided into.
- combo — A combo is a small group of musicians who play jazz, dance, or popular music.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
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