erose

Questions about erose

What does erose mean?

erose means "having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed".

How many syllables are in erose?

erose has 2 syllables and divides as e-rose under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for erose?

Close synonyms include jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed. 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 erose a common word?

erose 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.