picket
nounHow many syllables in picket?
There are 2 syllables in the word picket.How to pronounce picket:
Definition of picket:
- picket (noun):
- a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale
- a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack.
Synonyms for picket:
lookout
lookout man
pale
piquet
scout
security guard
sentinel
sentry
spotter
watch
watcher
watchman
Antonyms for picket:
danger
hazard
menace
peril
risk
threat
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- pica
- phoebus
- phineas
- phases
- phaeton
- phaedra
- petit
- petful
- petey
- pestered
- pesos
- peso
- pervade
- persist
- perla
- peri
- pelvis
- peepul
- pedals
- pechay
- pearson
- peanuts
- peachy
- payton
- pawpaw
- pavement
- pauline
- paula
- patzy
- patterns
- patrice
- patness
- pater
- pastry
- pastime
- pasties
- pasteur
- passwords
- passport
- pashto
- pascal
- parties
- parsnip
- parole
- parler
- parlay
- parikh
- pari
- parfait
- parag
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