Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye-pit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
eye--pit
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eye socket; the concave area of the face around each eye.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English eye-put, heyeput, eȝe-put, equivalent to eye + pit.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

eye-pits (plural) eyepit (alternative) eye pit (alternative) eie-pit (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does eye-pit mean?
The eye socket; the concave area of the face around each eye.
Where does eye-pit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce eye-pit

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