wilkes

Questions about wilkes

What does wilkes mean?

wilkes means "English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wilkes?

wilkes has 1 syllable: wilkes. In IPA it is /ˈwɪlks/.

What is another word for wilkes?

Close synonyms include John Wilkes, Charles Wilkes. 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 wilkes a common word?

wilkes 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.