knapsack

Questions about knapsack

What does knapsack mean?

knapsack means "a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder".

How many syllables are in knapsack?

knapsack has 2 syllables: knap-sack. The stress falls on "knap". In IPA it is /ˈnæpˌsæk/.

What is another word for knapsack?

Close synonyms include backpack, back pack, packsack, rucksack, haversack. 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 knapsack a common word?

knapsack 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 knapsack?

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