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loppers

lop·per
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lop-er]
    • /ˈlɒp ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lop-er]
    • /ˈlɒp ər/

Definitions of loppers word

  • noun loppers long-handled pruning shears. 1
  • noun loppers A cutting tool, especially for pruning trees. 1
  • noun loppers (plural only) A gardening tool used for lopping. 0
  • verb loppers third-person singular simple present indicative form of lopper. 0

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Origin of loppers

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; lop1 + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Loppers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

loppers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

loppers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for loppers

verb loppers

  • curdle — If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
  • congeal — When a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid.
  • thicken — make thicker
  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • jelly — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.

Antonyms for loppers

verb loppers

  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
  • loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • liquefy — Make or become liquid.

Top questions with loppers

  • how to sharpen loppers?
  • how to sharpen garden loppers?
  • how to use loppers?

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