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OCCLUSIVES Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word occlusives. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word occlusives. (close relations)
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occludeocclusive

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stops
verbv
noun

• a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

plosives
nounn
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

plosive
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

stop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

plosive consonant
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

plosive speech sound
nounn
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

stop consonant
nounn
noun

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Best Hypernyms For OCCLUSIVES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for occlusives, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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obstruent consonants sounds

Alternatives for STOPS

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