collarbone

Questions about collarbone

What does collarbone mean?

collarbone means "bone linking the scapula and sternum".

How many syllables are in collarbone?

collarbone has 3 syllables: col-lar-bone. The stress falls on "col". In IPA it is /ˈkɑlɚˌboʊn/.

What is another word for collarbone?

Close synonyms include clavicle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is collarbone a common word?

collarbone is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with collarbone?

9 words rhyme with collarbone. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.