washboard

Questions about washboard

What does washboard mean?

washboard means "device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in washboard?

washboard has 2 syllables: wash-board. The stress falls on "wash". In IPA it is /ˈwɑʃˌbɔɹd/.

What is another word for washboard?

Close synonyms include splashboard. 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 washboard a common word?

washboard 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.

What rhymes with washboard?

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