come-on

Questions about come-on

What does come-on mean?

come-on means "anything that serves as an enticement". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in come-on?

come-on has 2 syllables: com-e-on. The stress falls on "com". In IPA it is /ˈkʌˈmɑn/.

What is another word for come-on?

Close synonyms include bait, hook, lure, sweetener, lure. 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 come-on a common word?

come-on 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 come-on?

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