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- [wosp]
- /wɒsp/
- /wɒsp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wosp]
- /wɒsp/
Definitions of wasps word
- noun wasps a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes. 1
- abbreviation WASPS Waspy. 1
- noun wasps Plural form of wasp. 1
- noun wasps plural of wasp. 0
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Origin of wasps
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English waspe, Old English wæsp, metathetic variant of wæps, itself variant of wæfs, akin to Dutch wesp, German Wespe, Latin vespa
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Parts of speech for Wasps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wasps popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wasps usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with wasps
- how to get rid of wasps?
- what do wasps eat?
- what does wasps eat?
- how to kill wasps?
- how to keep wasps away?
- what do wasps do?
- how to keep bees and wasps away?
- what are wasps good for?
- how long do wasps live?
- do wasps die when they sting you?
- how to get rid of sand wasps?
- what do wasps make their nest out of?
- what keeps wasps away?
- how to get rid of cicada killer wasps?
- do wasps die when they sting?