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Definition: Beatniks |
BeatniksNoun1. A United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: BeatniksSynonyms: beat generation (n), beats (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Beatniks (1960) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Beatniks" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Beatniks" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 8 | 124,375 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "beatniks"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Halbstarker (teenager). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | eatniksbay | ||||
Misspellings | |
"Beatniks" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: batnik, beaknik, Beartrix, beatnic, beatnick, beetnik, Blatnik, Bortnyik, Botanicks, Bratinka, Breanski. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "beatniks" (pronounced bē"tniks) |
| 5 | -t n i k s | sputniks. |
| 4 | -n i k s | avionics, calisthenics, clinics, conics, cynics, electronics, ethnics, eugenics, harmonics, histrionics, ionics, kibbutzniks, mechanics, microelectronics, mnemonics, Nucleonics, onyx, panics, Phenix, Phoenix, phonics, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, sonics, Technics, tectonics, tonics. |
| 3 | -i k s | academics, acoustics, acrobatics, acrylics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, aesthetics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, analytics, anesthetics, anorexics, antibiotics, antics, apparatchiks, appendix, asthmatics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, attics, automatics, ballistics, basics, batiks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, bishoprics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, characteristics, charismatics, civics, classics, clerics, comics, cosmetics, Criminalistics, critics, demographics, diabetics, diagnostics, diuretics, domestics, dynamics, eccentrics, econometrics, economics, electrics, electrodynamics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, exotics, fabrics, fanatics, forensics, generics, genetics, geometrics, geopolitics, geriatrics, gimmicks, graphics, gymnastics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, hydraulics, hypnotics, hysterics, informatics, italics, kinetics, limericks, linguistics, logistics, lyrics, macroeconomics, Magnetics, mathematics, matrix, mavericks, medics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, micrographics, mimics, mosaics, mystics, narcotics, numismatics, obstetrics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, oryx, paramedics, Pediatrics, phonetics, photovoltaics, physics, plastics, polemics, prefix, prosthetics, psychics, publics, relics, reprographics, republics, robotics, romantics, semantics, semiotics, skeptics, specifics, statistics, stoics, suffix, synthetics, systematics, tactics, theatrics, therapeutics, thermoplastics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: snakebit. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-k-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: banties, basinet, beatnik, intakes. | |
-2 letters: absent, basket, batiks, binate, intake, kinase, sabine, takins, tenias, tineas, tisane. | |
-3 letters: abets, anise, antes, antis, baits, bakes, banes, banks, basin, baste, bates, batik, beaks, beans, beast, beats, bents, betas, bikes, bines, bints, bites, entia, etnas, ikats, inset, kains, kanes, kibes, kinas, kines, kites, knits, nabes, nabis, nates, neats, neist, nites, sabin, saint, satin, senti, skate, skean, skein, skint, skite, snake, sneak, stain, stake, stane, stank, steak, stein, stink, tabes, tains, taken, takes, takin, tanks, teaks, tenia, tikes, tinea, tines. | |
-4 letters: abet, ains, aits, akin, anes, anis, ante, anti, ants, ates, bait, bake, bane, bani, bank, bans, base, bask, bast, bate, bats, beak, bean, beat, bens, bent, best, beta, bets, bias, bike, bine, bins, bint, bise, bisk, bite, bits, east, eats, etas, etna, ikat, inks, isba, kabs, kaes, kain, kane, kats, keas, kens, kent, kibe, kina, kine, kins, kist, kite, kits, knit, nabe, nabs, neat, nebs, nest, nets, nibs, nite, nits, sabe, sain, sake, saki, sane, sank, sate, sati, seat, sent, seta, sike, sine, sink, site, skat, skin, skit, snib, snit, stab, tabs, tain, take, tank, tans, task, teak, teas, tens, ties, tike, tine, tins. | |
-5 letters: abs, ain, ais, ait, ane, ani, ant, ask, ate, ban, bas, bat, ben, bet, bin, bis, bit, eat, ens, eta, ink, ins, its, kab, kae, kas, kat, kea, ken, kin, kit, nab, nae, neb, net, nib, nit, sab, sae, sat, sea, sei, sen, set, sib, sin, sit, ska, ski, tab, tae, tan, tas, tea, ten, tie, tin, tis, tsk. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-k-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: snakebite. | |
+2 letters: snakebites. | |
+3 letters: barkentines, snakebitten. | |
+4 letters: bankruptcies, breakfasting, cabinetworks, debarkations, embarkations, unmistakable. | |
+5 letters: backcountries, bankabilities, cabinetmakers, skateboarding, thinkableness, thrombokinase. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 65 61 74 6E 69 6B 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... . .- - -. .. -.- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101110 01101001 01101011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B e a t n i k s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0065 0061 0074 006E 0069 006B 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3671678680757785 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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