Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water-shield

/ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-shield
IPA: /ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aquatic herbaceous flowering plant widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America, East Asia, Australia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of Africa (Brasenia schreberi).

noun

An aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North and South America (Cabomba caroliniana).

Inflected Forms

water-shields (plural) watershield (alternative)

Synonyms

fanwort cabomba caroliniana brasenia schreberi water-target

Questions

How do you pronounce water-shield?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/.
What does water-shield mean?: An aquatic herbaceous flowering plant widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America, East Asia, Australia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of Africa (Brasenia schreberi).

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