mousetrap

Questions about mousetrap

What does mousetrap mean?

mousetrap means "a trap for catching mice". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mousetrap?

mousetrap has 2 syllables: mouse-trap. The stress falls on "mouse". In IPA it is /ˈmaʊˌstɹæp/.

What is another word for mousetrap?

Close synonyms include trap play. 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 mousetrap a common word?

mousetrap 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 mousetrap?

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