lb

Other forms of lb

plural

lbs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lb

What does lb mean?

lb means "16 ounces avoirdupois".

How many syllables are in lb?

lb has 1 syllable: lb. In IPA it is /ˈpaʊnd/.

What is another word for lb?

Close synonyms include pound. 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 lb a common word?

lb 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 lb?

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