lifeboat
nounHow many syllables in lifeboat?
There are 3 syllables in the word lifeboat.How to pronounce lifeboat:
Definition of lifeboat:
- lifeboat (noun):
- a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship.
- a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea
Synonyms for lifeboat:
auxiliary
barge
bateau
boat
bumboat
canoe
catamaran
catboat
coracle
cruiser
currach
curragh
cutter
dhow
dinghy
dink
dory
dugout
ferry
ferryboat
flatboat
gig
gondola
houseboat
hoy
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- inflection
- evasion
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- antique
- Anchorage
- oddity
- tyrannize
- schismatic
- novelette
- misstated
- loneliness
- flavoursome
- exalting
- bigheaded
- sexism
- granola
- Cytherea
- unthankful
- decadence
- unshackle
- nunavut
- emphatic
- distinction
- dispirit
- savory
- inversely
- wantonness
- qualify
- sulphurous
- schematics
- parsable
- negligee
- careworn
- adorer
- upside down
- bountiful
- unyielding
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Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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