rat-trap
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.94 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That shuts forcibly or holds tight, like a rat trap.
adj
Of the mouth, resembling a rat trap; large and ugly.
Example Sentences
- "But above, perched each upon its own stone, tall, gray, and withered, more like dead and dried specimens than actual living creatures, sat the horrible males, absolutely motionless save for the rolling of their red eyes or an occasional snap of their rat-trap beaks as a dragon-fly went past them."
- "Everyone says he's got a rat trap mind."
- "He smiled, his wide rat-trap mouth splitting to show bad teeth."
Inflected Forms
more rat-trap (comparative)
most rat-trap (superlative)