THE SOUNDS |A| TO |AW|
This document comprises all collections of words with a stressed syllable
beginning with one of the six vowel sounds that come before the
consonant sound |B|:
1. |A|
2. |AE|
3. |AH|
4. |AI|
5. |AU|
6. |AW|
1
|A|
as in up and oven (and err)
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
( EAR·l·y; EARN(ED); EARTH;
EARTH-ly [l&];
ERR(ED);
HERB(S) [var:cp |H|]; )
O·n·ion(s);
O·th·er;
O·th·er-WISE;
O·v·en(s); O·v·en-WARE; U·g·ly;
UN- [prefix as in UN-A·b·le and UN-DO]; UN·c·le(s); UN·d·er;
UN·d·er-GROUND [adj/n];
UN-guent(s) [l&];
UN-TO or UN·t·o [lit];
UP; U·pp·er; UP-RIGHT;
UP-SET(S) [n]; UP-STAIRS; ( URGE(D);
UR·g·ent; ) US; U·sh·er(ed/s);
UT-MOST; U·tt·er-MOST [lit]
second syllable:
ACT UP [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses
and participles followed by UP as adverb ];
BRING/BROUGHT UN·d·er [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present
or past tenses and participles followed by UN·d·er as adverb ];
DAM(MED) UP [l/f]; ( di-UR·n·al [l/f]; )
DRESS(ED) / GEARED UP; GIRD/GIRT UP [lit];
GIVE/GAVE UP (the GHOST);
have/had O·th·er FISH to FRY;
RUB(BED) UP(; UN-EARTH(ED) )
third syllable:
AC·t·ed UP [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past
tenses and participles followed by UP as adverb ];
BOL·st·er(ed) UP;
BU·ck·le(d) UN·d·er [ and all other two-syllable infinitives,
present or past tenses and participles followed by UN·d·er
as adverb ];
GIR·d·ed UP [lit];
GI·v·en UP (the GHOST);
RUB(BED) you UP (the RIGHT / WRONG WAY)
fourth syllable:
HOLD/HELD your HEAD(S) UP
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
U·n·a-BA·t·ed;
U·n·a-LLOYED [lit];
UN-BI·dd·en [lit];
UN-BRI·d·led [lit];
$UN·c·le $SAM [lit];
UN-CRU·sh·a·b·le [l&];
UN·d·er the [A]E·g·is of [lit]; UN-DY-ing [lit];
UN-EARTH(ED); UN-HO·l·y [l&];
UN-MAN(NED) [lit]; UN-QUI-et [lit];
UN-RA·v·el([l]ed);
UN-re-QUI·t·ed [lit];
UN-SU·ll·ied [lit];
UN-TOLD [lit];
UN-|J|U·s·u-al or -|J|U·s·u·|w|·al
or -|J|US'-|w|al or -|J|U·su·al;
UN-VERSED in [l/f]; UP-HOLD/-HELD; UP to the HILT;
U·sh·er(ed) IN / OUT [v+adv]
third syllable:
TURN(ED) the O·th·er CHEEK
2
|AE| (ASH)
as in act and animal
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
AB-sent [adj/prep];
A·cc·l·i-MATE/-MA·t·ed [var:cp |K|];
A·cc·u·r·ate; A·c·o-LYTE(S) [l&];
ACT(S)/AC·t·ed;
A·c·u·m·en [var:cp |K|];
ADD/A·dd·ed; A·dd·ict(s);
A-DDRESS/-DDRE·ss·es [n;var:cp |D|];
A-DEPT (at / in) [adj; var:cp |D|];
A-DEPT(S) or A·d·ept(s) [n];
A-DULT [adj;var:cp |D|];
A-DULT(S) [n;var:cp |D|];
AD-ver-TIZE(D) [or -TISE(D)];
AD-ver-TIZE-ment(s) [or -TISE-][var:cp
|T| and |V|];
AE·r·ie(s) [or ·y/·ies; var:cp
|E| and |I|; cp
EY·r·ie(s) under |AI|; n];
AE·r·y [var:cp |E|; adj];
AI·r·y [var:cp |E|];
A-FFLU-ent or A·ff·lu|·w·|ent;
$A·f·ri·c·an(s);
AF·t·er [var:cp |AH|; used in
alliterative phrases of the type X AF·t·er X, such as
A·c·re AF·t·er A·c·re or
GE·n·e-RA·ti·on AF·t·er
GE·n·e-RA·ti·on];
AF·t·er-ward(s) or AF·t·e'·w·ard(s)
[var:cp |AH|];
AL·g·e·b·ra;
A-LLY/-LLIED/-LLIES [var:cp |L|];
AM-bi-ence [or -ance][lit];
AN [if stressed];
A·n·a-LYZE(D) or AN-'l-YZE(D)
[or -(L)YSE(D)];
AN·c·i-LLA·r·y/·ies [var:cp |S|];
AND [if stressed; used in alliterative phrases of the type X AND
X, such as a-NO·th·er AND a-NO·th·er];
AN-gle(s);
A·n·i·m·al(s);
A·n·i·m·ate; ANN-als or A·nn·als;
AN·sw·er(ed/s) [var:cp |AH|];
AN·sw·e·r·èd [poetic var:cp
|AH|]; AN·t·i-PODE; A·pp·le(s);
A·pp·li·c·a·b·le [var:cp |P|];
A·p·ri-COT(S) [var:cp
|EI|];
A·qu·i-LINE or ·i·l·ine; ASH; ASH/A·sh·es;
A·s·i-NINE or AS-'n-INE;
ASK(ED) [var:cp |AH|];
A·sk·èd [poetic var:cp |AH|];
AUNT(S) [var:cp |AH|];
A·v·a-TAR(S) [var:cp |T|]
second syllable:
IN-A·n·i·m·ate; me-AN·d·er(ed/s);
pi-A·n·o(s);
pi-A·n·ist(s) [var:cp |P|];
re-AC-tion(s);
re-AC-tio-NA·r·y or -tio·n·a·r·y or -tion'-ry;
re-A·l·i·t·y; WHERE-AS [var:cp |R|]
third syllable:
BE·st·i- or BES·t·|sh|i-A·l·i·t·y [l/f];
COUN·t·er-ACT/-AC·t·ed [var:cp |R|];
IN·t·er-ACT/-AC·t·ed [var:cp |R|];
IN·t·er-AC-tion(s)
[var:cp |R|]
fourth syllable:
fa-MI·l·i-A·r·i·t·y/·ies [var:cp |J|]
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
A·b·e-RRA·ti·on(s);
AB-ne-GA·ti·on;
AB·s·en-TEE(S);
ADD/A·dd·ed FU-el to the FIRE / FLAMES;
ADD/A·dd·ed IN;
ADD/A·dd·ed IN·s·ult to IN·j·u·r·y;
A·dd·re-SSEE(S) [var:see |S|];
AL·t·e-R+E·g·o(s) or
·er E·g·o(s)
[var:cp |AW|;lit];
AL-u-MI·n·i-um;
AL·g·e-BRA·ic;
;
/·i-SES or A·n·ag-;
AN·t·e-DI-LU·vi-an or
·e·d·i-
or ·v·ian [lit];
A·pp·le of DI-SCORD [l/f];
A·pp·l·i·c·a-BI·l·i·t·y [var:see |B|];
A·r·ith-ME·t·ic [adj];
A·r·ith-ME·t·i·c·al;
ASK(ED) IN [var:cp |AH|];
A·tt·a-CHÉ(S) [var:cp
|T|]
fourth syllable:
BOTH the GOLD AND the GRIT
3
|AH|
as in ah and arch
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
AF·t·er [var:cp |AE|; used in
alliterative phrases of the type X AF·t·er X, such as
A·c·re AF·t·er A·c·re or
GE·n·e-RA·ti·on AF·t·er
GE·n·e-RA·ti·on];
AF·t·er-ward(s) or AF·t·e'·w·ard(s)
[var:cp |AE|]; AH;
AN·sw·er(ed/s) [var:cp |AE|];
AN·sw·e·r·èd [poetic var:cp
|AE|];
ARCH/AR·ch·es;
ARCH-WAY(S);
AR·g·o·s·y/·ies [lit];
AR·g·ue(d);
ARM(S);
AR·m·o[u]r; AR·m·y/·ies; ART(S);
AR·t·i·c·le(s);
AR·t·ist(s);
AR·t·i·z·an(s)
[or ·s·; var:cp |Z|];
ASK(ED) [var:cp |AE|];
A·sk·èd [poetic var:cp |AE|];
AUNT(S) [var:cp |AE|];
HO·n·est [ and all other words or phrases with
primary-stressed first syllable under |O|, if the
syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead
of |O| ];
OFF [var:cp |AW| and
|O|];
OFF-SPRING [var:cp |AW| and
|O|; l/f];
O·p·e-RATE/-RA·t·ed (on)
[if first (and last) vowel pronounced |AH| instead of |O|];
[if pronounced with |AH| instead of |O|];
$R [pron. |AH(R)|]
second syllable:
BACK(ED) / BEAT OFF [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or
past tenses or participles followed by OFF as an adverb ]
[var:cp |AW| and
|O|];
bey-OND [ and all other words or phrases with
primary-stressed second syllable under |O|, if the
syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O|
][var:cp |J|];
FORE- or fore-ARM(ED) [v];
WELL=OFF [var:cp |AW| and
|O|]
third syllable:
A·b·i-O·t·ic [ and all other words or phrases
with primary-stressed third syllable under |O|, if the
syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ];
ARM=in=ARM;
BAD-ly=OFF [var:cp |AW| and
|O|];
BEA·t·en / BEE·t·le(d) / BI·tt·en / BRO·k·en / BUN·d·le(d) OFF
[ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses or
participles followed by OFF as an adverb ][var:cp
|AW| and
|O|];
HI·st·ri-O·n·ic [if pronounced with |AH|
instead of |O|];
HI·st·ri-O·n·ics [if pronounced with |AH|
instead of |O|]
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
ASK(ED) IN [var:cp |AE|];
O·p·e-RA·ti·on(s) [ and all other words or
phrases with secondary-stressed first syllable under |O|, if the
syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ]
second syllable:
CHA-OS [var:see |K|; l&][ and all other
words or phrases with secondary-stressed second
syllable under |O|, if the syllable-initial vowel is
pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ];
FORE-ARM(S) [n]
third syllable:
CAT-al-OG[UE](S) [var:see |K|; cp
|AW|]
4
|AI|
as in aisle or isle, eye or i and
ice
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
AI [interjection]; AI(S) [n]; AISLE(S);
AY[E] [adv;var:cp |EI|; lit or
dialectical]; AYE [adv; lit, dialectical or nautical];
AY[E](S) [n];
EI·th·er [var:cp |EE|];
EYE(S);
EYE to EYE;
EYE=CA·tch·ing;
EY·r·ie(s) [cp AE·r·ie(s) under |AE|,
|E| and |I|];
($)I [pron. |AI|];
ICE;
ICE CREAM(S) [var:cp |K|];
I·d·e-a-LI·s·m [var:cp |D|];
IDES [lit]; IRE [lit]; IRE·f·ul [lit];
I-|a|ron;
I·r·on [poetic var];
I-|a|ron-CLAD(S) [n];
I·r·o·n·y/·ies; ISLE(S) [lit]; I·t·em(s);
I·v·y; I·v·y=CLAD [lit]
fourth syllable:
SEE(N)/SAW EYE to EYE
fifth syllable:
$an EYE for an EYE (and a TOOTH for a TOOTH)
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
I·d·e-O·l·o·g·y/·ies [var:cp |I|];
I-|a|ron-CLAD [adj]
third syllable:
AS-in-INE [var:see |AE|]
5
|AU|
as in ow, hour or our and out
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
HOUR(S); OUNCE/OUN·c·es [l&]; OUR(S);
OUT [used in alliterative phrases of the type X IN, X OUT, such
as DAY IN, DAY OUT]; OU·t·er;
OUT-SIDE [adj/n/prep; var:cp |S|];
OW; OWL(S)
second syllable:
BEAT OUT [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or
past tenses and participles followed by OUT as an adverb (and, if
applicable, a preposition) ]; BLOW(N)/BLEW OUT;
COME/CAME OUT (of); COUNT / LOG(GED) OUT;
LOOK(ED) OUT (for);
METE OUT (to) [l/f]
third syllable:
BEA·t·en OUT [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past
tenses and participles followed by OUT as an adverb (and, if
applicable, a preposition) ]; COUN·t·ed OUT; IN·s·ide OUT;
ME·t·ed OUT (to) [l/f];
OUT=and=OUT [var:cp |D|];
OUT=and=OU·t·er(s) [var:cp |D|];
SA·ll·y/·ied OUT [l/f];
U·sh·er(ed) OUT
fourth syllable:
BEAT / BLOW(N)/BLEW your BRAINS OUT
fifth syllable:
BEA·t·en your BRAINS OUT
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
AU·t·o·:da=FÉ/·os=da=FÉ [var:cp |AW|];
OUT=and=OUT or OU·t·:an-D:OUT; OUT=and=OU·t·er or
OU·t·:an-D:OU·t·er; OUT-DOOR(S);
OUT of GEAR; OUT of SIGHT(, OUT of MIND); OUT·s·ide IN
second syllable:
$H HOUR
fourth syllable:
FIRST IN, FIRST OUT
6
|AW|
as in awe, all, auction, or
and ought
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
ALL; AL-MOST or AL·m·ost [var:cp |M|];
AL-WAYS or -ways; AU·b·urn; AUC-tion(s);
AU·g·ur(ed) [lit];
$AU·g·ust [n];
AU·t·umn;
AWE [n];
AWE(D) [v;lit];
AW·f·ul [l&]; AW·k·ward;
O'ER [var:cp |OH|; lit];
OFF [var:cp |AH| and
|O|];
OFF-SPRING [var:cp |AH| and
|O|; l/f];
OFT [var:cp |O|; lit];
OFT= [var:cp |O|; in compounds;lit];
OF·t·en or O·ft·en [var:cp |O|];
OR; OR·d·er; OR·d·ers (are OR·d·ers);
OR·d·i·n·a·r·y or ORD-'n-A·r·y or ORD'-na·r·y or
OR·d·in'-ry; OR·g·an(s);
O·r·i-ent [var:cp |O|; adj;lit];
(the) $O·r·i-ent [var:cp |O|; l/f];
O·r·i-ent/-en·t·ed [var:cp |O|; v];
O·r·i-en-TATE/-TA·t·ed [var:cp |O|];
OR·n·a·m·ent(s); OUGHT
second syllable:
at ALL [var:cp |T|];
BACK(ED) / BEAT OFF [ and all other one-syllable
infinitives, present or past tenses or participles followed by OFF
as an adverb ][var:cp |AH|
and |O|];
WELL=OFF [var:cp |AH| and
|O|]
third syllable:
BAD-ly=OFF [var:cp |AH| and
|O|];
BEA·t·en / BEE·t·le(d) /
BI·tt·en / BRO·k·en /
BUN·d·le(d) OFF
[ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses or
participles followed by OFF as an adverb ][var:cp
|AH| and
|O|];
E|k·s|tra-OR·d·i·n·a·r·y or -ORD-'n-A·r·y or -ORD'-na·r·y
or -OR·d·in'-ry [var:cp |ST|];
JA·ck·:of=ALL=TRADES/JACK·s·: [var:cp |V|];
ME·d·i-O·c·ri·t·y/·ies
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
ALL that GLI·tt·ers is NOT GOLD;
AL·t·e-R+E·g·o(s) or ·er E·g·o(s) [var:cp |AE|;lit];
AU·t·o·:da=FÉ/·os=da=FÉ [var:cp |AU|];
OR·g·a·n·i-ZA·ti·on(s) [or -SA·]
second syllable:
BE=ALL and END=ALL
third syllable:
CAT-al-OG[UE](S) [var:see |K|; cp
|AH|]
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