occlusive

occlusive is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

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

   "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

   Synonyms: plosive, stop

2. adjective. tending to occlude

Synonyms

plosive, stop

Common word forms

occlusives, occlusiveness

Words from these letters

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