slingshot

What does slingshot mean?

slingshot means "a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones".

How many syllables are in slingshot?

slingshot has 2 syllables: sling-shot. The stress falls on "sling". In IPA it is /ˈslɪŋˌʃɑt/.

What is another word for slingshot?

Close synonyms include sling, catapult. 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 slingshot a common word?

slingshot 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 slingshot?

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

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for slingshot come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.