Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oo-zee]
- /ˈu zi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oo-zee]
- /ˈu zi/
Definitions of uzi word
- noun plural uzi a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design. 1
- noun uzi a sub-machine gun of Israeli design 0
- noun uzi a compact submachine gun made in Israel 0
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Origin of uzi
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; after Uzi(el Gal), Israeli army officer who designed it
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Parts of speech for Uzi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uzi popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
uzi usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uzi
noun uzi
- blaster — a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
- bren gun — an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II
- flintlock — an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
- forty-five — a cardinal number, 40 plus 5.
- gatling gun — an early type of machine gun consisting of a revolving cluster of barrels around a central axis, each barrel being automatically loaded and fired every revolution of the cluster.
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