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headwater

/hˈɛdwˌɔtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
head-wa-ter
IPA
/hˈɛdwˌɔtɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The source (and the initial part) of a stream.

Etymology

From head + water.

Inflected Forms

headwaters (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce headwater?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛdwˌɔtɚ/.
What does headwater mean?
The source (and the initial part) of a stream.
Where does headwater come from?
From head + water.

How to pronounce headwater

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