Term: schwa: a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: tempest: (literary) a violent wind
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: exaggeration: the act of making something more noticeable than usual
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: pia: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: sesame seed: small oval seeds of the sesame plant
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: fighter: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: uvulitis: inflammation of the uvula
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: loser: a contestant who loses the contest
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: gradation: relative position in a graded series
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: headhunter: a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
Broader: vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Unrelated: maildrop: a drop where mail can be deposited