Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterhouse

/wˈɔtɚhˌaʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-house
IPA: /wˈɔtɚhˌaʊs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A rural locality in Dorset local government area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.

noun

A house on floats.

Example Sentences

"We'd live in a waterhouse. Not a houseboat. I didn't want any hint of the “B” word. A waterhouse is a home that floats."
"The floating waterhouses allow residents to live a nomadic life."
"People build embankments and dams, construct waterhouses, establish channels and canals, found power plant and so on to avoid flood, irrigate, supply water, ship and generate electricity."

Etymology

From water + house.

Inflected Forms

waterhouses (plural)

Phrases

Waterhouse diaphragm Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome Waterhouse stop

Rhymes With

slaughterhouse

Questions

How do you pronounce waterhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔtɚhˌaʊs/.
What does waterhouse mean?: A surname.
Where does waterhouse come from?: From water + house.

How to pronounce waterhouse

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