Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
Belonging to a class of consonants comprised of the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.
Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
Fluid and transparent.
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and y.
A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic).