Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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rosebud

UK /ˈɹəʊz.bʌd/ · US /ˈɹoʊz.bʌd/ noun, proper noun

Forms rosebuds

  1. noun The bud of a rose.
  2. noun (UK, sometimes as a term of endearment) A pretty young woman.
  3. noun (US, rare) A debutante.
  4. noun (rare) Any of assorted small seashells with a pink or partially pink color, usually of the family Muricidae.
  5. noun (Cockney) A mouth.
  6. noun (slang) the indentation of a surface caused by an incorrect hammer strike (missing the nail)
  7. noun (vulgar, slang) The anus.
  8. noun (vulgar, slang) The clitoris.
  9. noun (UK, historical) A member of the most junior division of the Girl Guides Association, now called a Brownie.
  10. noun Something similar to the ‘Rosebud’ in the movie Citizen Kane in that it is a mysterious clue which provides profound insight into the character of a person.
  11. proper noun A female given name from English.
  12. proper noun A coastal town in Victoria, Australia, named after the wreck of the cargo ship "Rosebud".
  13. proper noun A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
  14. proper noun An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.
  15. proper noun An unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.
  16. proper noun An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.
  17. proper noun An unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana, United States.
  18. proper noun A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.

Synonyms

bazoo cakehole chops clam clamshell gob hash-trap kisser laughing gear maw mouth mug mush neb ned north and south oral cavity os piehole potato trap

Etymology

From rose + bud.

From rosebud.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.

Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “rosebud”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details