plosive

Meanings

Plural: plosives

Noun

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.

Adj

Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of explosive.

Synonyms

occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

Antonyms

continuant consonant

Scrabble Score: 12

plosive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
plosive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plosive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

plosive is a valid Words With Friends word