Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [turn-stohn]
- /ˈtɜrnˌstoʊn/
- /tˈɜːnstəʊn/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [turn-stohn]
- /ˈtɜrnˌstoʊn/
Definitions of turnstone word
- noun turnstone any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food. 1
- noun turnstone British. ruddy turnstone. 1
- noun turnstone either of two shore birds of the genus Arenaria, esp A. interpres (ruddy turnstone). They are related and similar to plovers and sandpipers 0
- noun turnstone any of a genus (Arenaria, family Scolopacidae) of small, migratory shorebirds, esp., the ruddy turnstone (A. interpres) 0
Information block about the term
Origin of turnstone
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; turn + stone
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Turnstone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turnstone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
turnstone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with tu
- Words starting with tur
- Words starting with turn
- Words starting with turns
- Words starting with turnst
- Words starting with turnsto
- Words starting with turnston
- Words starting with turnstone