Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper-knife

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per-knife
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of paperknife.

Example Sentences

"The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife."

Inflected Forms

paper-knives (plural)

Questions

What does paper-knife mean?: Alternative form of paperknife.

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