lynx

Other forms of lynx

plural

lynxes·

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 lynx

What does lynx mean?

lynx means "a text browser". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lynx?

lynx has 1 syllable: lynx. In IPA it is /ˈlɪŋks/.

What is another word for lynx?

Close synonyms include catamount. 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 lynx a common word?

lynx 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 lynx?

1 word rhymes with lynx. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.