Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woch-band]
- /ˈwɒtʃˌbænd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [woch-band]
- /ˈwɒtʃˌbænd/
Definitions of watchband word
- noun watchband a leather, metal, fabric, or plastic bracelet or strap attached to a wrist watch to hold it on the wrist. 1
- noun watchband strap of a wristwatch 1
- noun watchband a strap of leather, cloth, etc, attached to a watch for fastening it around the wrist 0
- noun watchband a band of leather, metal, cloth, etc. for holding a watch on the wrist 0
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Origin of watchband
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1945-50; watch + band2
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Parts of speech for Watchband
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
watchband popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.
watchband usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with watchband
- how to change a watchband?
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