What does sword-shaped mean?

sword-shaped means "shaped like a sword blade".

How many syllables are in sword-shaped?

sword-shaped has 2 syllables and divides as sword--shaped 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 sword-shaped?

Close synonyms include ensiform, swordlike, bladelike. 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 sword-shaped a common word?

sword-shaped 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.

Sword-shaped — meaning, 3 synonyms and examples

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
shaped like a sword blade
“the iris has an ensiform leaf”
Synonymsensiform swordlike bladelike
Similarsimple

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What does sword-shaped mean?: sword-shaped means "shaped like a sword blade".
How many syllables are in sword-shaped?: sword-shaped has 2 syllables and divides as sword--shaped 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.

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