wharve

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwawrv, wawrv]
- /ʰwɔrv, wɔrv/
- /wˈɔːv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwawrv, wawrv]
- /ʰwɔrv, wɔrv/

Definitions of wharve word

noun wharve Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley. 1
noun wharve a wooden disc or wheel on a shaft serving as a flywheel or pulley 0
noun wharve a small flywheel on the spindle of a spinning wheel 0
noun wharve a small drive pulley on a spindle of a modern spinning machine 0

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Origin of wharve

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English wherve, Old English hweorfa; derivative of hwerfan to revolve

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Parts of speech for Wharve

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wharve popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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