Vowel

What do we mean by vowel?

A speech sound, such as (ē) or (ĭ), created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable. noun

A letter, such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in the English alphabet, that represents a vowel. noun

To provide or complete with vowels; insert vowels in (a word or syllable).

The vowel-points, except holem and shuruk, are written below the consonants. The holem is placed above the letter, and the dot of the shuruk within the letter vau to the left . noun

One of the openest, most resonant, and continuable sounds uttered by the voice in the process of speaking; a sound in which the element of tone, though modified and differentiated by positions of the mouth-organs, is predominant; a tone-sound, as distinguished from a fricative (in which a rustling between closely approximated organs is the predominant element), from a mute (in which the explosion of a closure is characteristic), and so on. noun

The letter or character which represents such a sound noun

Pertaining to a vowel; vocal

To pay (debts) by an “I O U.”

A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 5, 146-149. noun

See under Close, a. noun

See under Point, n. noun

Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal. adjective

A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. noun

A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y. noun

A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel noun

A speech sound made with the vocal tract open noun

A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

The letters a, e, i, o, u, and occationally y. Urban Dictionary

The vowel-like sounds that a person makes during sex to express their pleasure. Some examples: ah oh uuuu uh eeee eh Urban Dictionary

Slang term for ectasy Urban Dictionary

A poker term for having a pair of Aces, usually a pocket pair. All other letters on cards are consonants (K for King, Q for Queen and J for Jack) but the A for Ace is the only vowel. It is the best pre-flop hand in Texas Hold'em. Ace/Ace is also referred to as "pocket rockets," "weapons of mass destruction," "American Airlines," and "bullets." Urban Dictionary

1. Family Values 2. Missouri gangster Urban Dictionary

This means that you don't exactly understand what someone is saying, and you'd like them to elaborate Urban Dictionary

A woman's throat, particularly related to the act of oral sex Urban Dictionary

An accurate measuring scale on grading the female breasts from smallest to largest; from the smallest tats, to the largest tuts. Urban Dictionary

The act of attempted speech when an individual is far too drunk to move their mouth muscles in any but the sloppiest way. Urban Dictionary

The disease you're suffering from when the scrabble gods decide not to give you a single vowel in your line up of seven (count them) consonants. Mm, thnks! Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to vowel:
vowel, towel, bowel, dowel, rowel, voxel, vowed, vogel, nowel, howel, vower, owel, powel, vowell.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word vowel:
diphthong, schwa, consonant, diacritic, elision, ablaut, phonemes, geminate, glottal, contrastive, allophone, phonemic, syllable, umlaut, consonants, syncope, phoneme, syllables, lengthening, syllabic, palatal, velar, morpheme, fricative, nasal, phonetically, suffixes, ipa, voiceless, phonetic, orthographic, alternation, phonological, orthography, coda, pronunciation, verbs, conjugation, harmony, lengthened, suffix, phonology, pronounced, stressed, nominative, nouns, transcribed, glide, accent, accents, rounding, fronting, verb, prefixes, mora, alphabet, lax, tense, adjectives, plural, singular, deletion, lexical, grammatical, noun, articulation, sounds, preceding, contrasts, rounded, tones, prefix, assimilation, tone, stem, dialect, predictable, inventory, stress, shift, medial, contraction, spelling, masculine, stems, symbols, pie, words, inserted, inherent, qualities, germanic, languages, word, root, tongue, spelled, acute, length, letters.

Words that rhyme with vowel:
towel, bowel, dowel, powell, auel, rouille, turkish towel, howell, paper towel, mcdowell, throw in the towel, tea towel, dish towel, hand towel, macdowell, terry towel, bath towel, roller towel, howle, beach towel, face towel, kowal, fowle, grauel, mcdowall, bow hill, brough hill, dow hill, how ill, howe hill, kowall, lawall, sao hill, somehow ill, sprowle, thou ill.

Adjectives that are often used to describe vowel:
long, short, final, first, front, high, initial, single, second, low, central, last, consonant, unstressed, back, open, epenthetic, unrounded, neutral, semi, rounded, full, nasal, accented, thematic, lax, tense, simple, nasalized, original, pure, double, penultimate, medial, corresponding, close, radical, oral, adjacent, lengthened, reduced, unaccented, weak, round, stressed, syllabic, middle, underlying, inherent, nuclear, palatal, extra, schwa, obscure, voiceless, sustained, prothetic, silent, tonic, verbal, characteristic, terminal, mixed, cardinal, state, intermediate, closed, anaptyctic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective vowel:
sounds, system, points, syllables, sound, combinations, change, signs, words, sequences, letters, systems, quality, harmony, coarticulation, transitions, syllable, combination, sequence, patterns, length, pattern, sign, letter, changes, tone, phonemes, rule, alternation, lengthening, marks, variation, modification, word, consonants, color, deletion, pairs, quantity, alternations, ratio, series, endings, ending, shift, symbols, gradation, stem, interactions, stems, stimuli, music, languages, clusters, flame, contrast, interaction, glide, transition, reduction, reduplication, suffixes, roots, rhyme, consonant, symbol, articulation, height, weakening, quantities, declension, families, positions, distinction, pronunciation, mark, assimilation, root, chamber, context, duration, phoneme, pair.

Consonant match to vowel:
vial, voile, viole, v hill, v hull, v ill, vi all, vi el, vi hall, vi l, via il, viall, vous l.

Words that sound like vowel:
vowel, vial, viol, vielle, vieil, vowels, viole, vul, vowles, avowal, voweled, vowing, fowle, ville, vill, vel, vol, vall, voll, volle, vaal, vasile, vele, vokal, vogl, varl, voshell, vessel, vital, vile, veil, vocal, vinyl, viral, val, vale, via, vail, vigil, veal, vil, vassal, vole, virile, viel, valle, venal, vogel, vinal, vials, vessal, vishal, vell, vittle, vassel, voile, verile, veel, vaile, vagal, viril, veinal, voil, veale, viele, vagile, vaja, waja, chawal, vasal, voa, v a, vigile, visile, vogle, viols, vogul, vua, vtol, vachel, vocale, voegele, vassell, vennel, vsl, veigel, vmail, vpl, verrel, vialed, vowell, vaish, varel, howell, ewell, dowel, howel, cowal, chow hall, faial.