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5th Roots: phon, str
5th Roots: phone, phono, phone, strain, strict, string
Term | Definition |
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cacophony | (n) harsh sounds; bad noise |
dysphonia | (n) difficulty producing speech sounds, unusually due to hoarseness |
euphonic | (adj) having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words |
gramophone | (n) a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records |
homophone | (n) a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word |
megaphone | (n) a large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners (most often used by cheer teams) |
microphone | (n) a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room |
phonics | (n) the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds |
phonology | (n) the study of speech sounds in language |
saxophone | (n) a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body |
astringent | (n) a substance used on skin to make the skin tight |
boa constrictor | (n) a snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly |
constrict | (v) to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller |
district | (n) a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money |
restrain | (v) to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force |
restricted | (adj) bound by limits; kept within certain rules |
strain | (v) to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits |
strainer | (n) a device used for letting the water leave the food so the food is drawn together |
string | (n) a thin piece of twisted fiber that can be used to tie things together |
stringent | (adj) demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules |