razorback

1. 1.

   having a sharp narrow back

   “a razor-backed horse”

   “razorback hogs”

   Synonymsrazor-backed

   Similarbacked

Other forms of razorback

plural

razorbacks·

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 razorback

What does razorback mean?

razorback means "a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in razorback?

razorback has 3 syllables: ra-zor-back. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ˈɹeɪzɚˌbæk/.

What is another word for razorback?

Close synonyms include razorback hog, razorbacked hog, rorqual, razor-backed. 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 razorback a common word?

razorback 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 razorback?

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