ankle-bone
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.85 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "March 9th: W. had his ankle-bone completely broken by a kick."
- "The tibia on the inside and the fibula on the outside have projecting processes, the internal and external malleoli, which grasp the ankle-bone, so as to prevent any movement from side to side and limit it to a to-and-fro motion."