wrist watch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rist woch]
- /rɪst wɒtʃ/
- /rɪst wɒtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rist woch]
- /rɪst wɒtʃ/

Definition of wrist watch words

noun wrist watch a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist. 1

Just one definition for wrist watch

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Origin of wrist watch

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Wrist watch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wrist watch

wrist watch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wrist watch usage trend in Literature

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