sunscreen

What does sunscreen mean?

sunscreen means "a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn".

How many syllables are in sunscreen?

sunscreen has 2 syllables: sun-screen. The stress falls on "screen". In IPA it is /sənˈskɹin/.

What is another word for sunscreen?

Close synonyms include sunblock, sun blocker. 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 sunscreen a common word?

sunscreen 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 sunscreen?

2 words rhyme with sunscreen. 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 sunscreen 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.