hangman

Phonetic Respelling: [ hang-muhn for 1; hang-man for 2 ]

Definition:

n. an executioner who hangs the condemned person; 2 a word game in which players guess letters; incorrect guess leads to a part of a stick figure of a hanged man

Sentence:

We played a game of hangman to help learn our spelling words.

More example sentences:

We played a game of hangman to help learn our spelling words.

Hear it

What was the solution to the hangman game found on all of the party invitations?

Hear it

Synonyms:

executioner; garroter;lyncher

Antonyms:

criminal

Hangman rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • fangman
  • langman