barleycorn
Plural: barleycorns
Noun
- a grain of barley
- a grain of barley
- A grain of barley.
- The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
- A small groove between two moldings.
Origin / Etymology
From barley + corn.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
barleycorn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbarleycorn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barleycorn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
barleycorn: valid Words With Friends Word