strongbox

Questions about strongbox

What does strongbox mean?

strongbox means "a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked".

How many syllables are in strongbox?

strongbox has 2 syllables and divides as strong-box under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for strongbox?

Close synonyms include deedbox. 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 strongbox a common word?

strongbox 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.