sea whip

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see hwip, wip]
- /si ʰwɪp, wɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see hwip, wip]
- /si ʰwɪp, wɪp/

Definitions of sea whip words

noun sea whip a gorgonian coral that forms a flexible colony resembling shrubbery on the ocean floor. 1
noun sea whip any of several gorgonians with the axial skeleton branched, forming long, whiplike colonies 0

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Origin of sea whip

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Sea whip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sea whip popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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