Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-eighty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: one-eighty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of 180.

Example Sentences

"When he met Christ, his life did a one-eighty, and Jesus showed him and all succeeding generations of Christians what a radical thing conversion to Christ is."

Inflected Forms

one-eighties (plural)

Questions

What does one-eighty mean?: Alternative form of 180.

How to pronounce one-eighty

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