Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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vowel | Yes | No | No | No |
phone | Yes | No | Yes | No |
vowel (noun) | phone (noun) |
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a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds |
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear |
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language |
vowel (verb) | phone (verb) |
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get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone |