rhodes

Other forms of rhodes

plural

rhodeses·

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 rhodes

What does rhodes mean?

rhodes means "British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rhodes?

rhodes has 1 syllable: rhodes. In IPA it is /ˈɹoʊdz/.

What is another word for rhodes?

Close synonyms include Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes, Rodhos. 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 rhodes a common word?

rhodes is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. 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 rhodes?

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