shellack

Questions about shellack

What does shellack mean?

shellack means "cover with shellac".

How many syllables are in shellack?

shellack has 2 syllables: shel-lack. The stress falls on "lack". In IPA it is /ˌʃɛˈlæk/.

What is another word for shellack?

Close synonyms include shellac. 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 shellack a common word?

shellack is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met 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 shellack?

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