eggshell

Questions about eggshell

What does eggshell mean?

eggshell means "the exterior covering of a bird's egg".

How many syllables are in eggshell?

eggshell has 2 syllables: egg-shell. The stress falls on "egg". In IPA it is /ˈɛɡˌʃɛl/.

What is another word for eggshell?

Close synonyms include shell. 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 eggshell a common word?

eggshell 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 eggshell?

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

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for eggshell come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.