A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
A two-syllable wail.
An exaggerated mouthing of a word.
A policeman.
A meaningless utterance.
To make a two-syllable wailing noise.
To make exaggerated movements with the mouth so as to be understood above a loud noise, such as that of machinery.