Related Words for great vowel shift

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WordSyllablesCategories
vocalization
/xx/x
Noun
vowel
/x
Noun
lengthening
/xx
Noun
raising
/x
Noun
breaking
/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective
schwa
x
Noun
inflection
x/x
Noun
merger
/x
Noun
voicing
/x
Noun
fronting
/x
Verb
assimilation
xxx/x
Noun
diphthong
/x
Noun
height
/
Noun
hiatus
x/x
Noun
liaison
x/x
Noun
articulation
xxx/x
Noun
vocal
/x
Adjective
pronunciation
xxx/x
Noun
shifting
/x
Verb
intonation
xx/x
Noun
phonics
/x
Noun
phonetic alphabet
x/x/xx
Name, Name
mutation
x/x
Noun
alternation
/xxx
Noun
stress
/
Noun
sound
/
Noun
accent
x/
Noun
orthography
x/xx
Noun
speech
/
Noun
metathesis
xxxx
Noun
consonant
/xx
Noun
phonon
/x
Noun
segment
/x
Noun
phonetics
x/x
Noun
phonology
x/xx
Noun
tongue
/
Noun
alveolar
x/xx
Noun
lingual
/x
Noun
abandonment
x/xx
Noun
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
abundant
x/x
Adjective
acceleration
xxx/x
Noun
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
admirable
/xxx
Adjective
adoption
x/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
agitate
/xx
Verb
alive
x/
Adjective
alliterative
x/xxx
Adjective
almighty
x/x
Name, Adjective, Adverb
alphabet
/xx
Noun, Verb
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alt
/
Noun, Adjective
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
alteration
xx/x
Noun
amazing
x/x
Adjective
ambitious
x/x
Adjective
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
amendment
x/x
Noun
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
ample
/x
Adjective
amplitude
/xx
Noun
ardent
/x
Adjective
arduous
/xx
Adjective
avid
/x
Adjective
awesome
/x
Adjective, Noun
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badge
/
Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
beau
/
Noun, Verb
beaucoup
x/
Noun, Adverb
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
bella
/x
Name
belle
/
Name
bend
/
Noun, Verb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
betterment
/xx
Noun
bien
/
Noun
biggest
/x
Adjective
bon
/
Noun
bonne
/
Noun
bravo
/x
Name, Verb
breakthrough
/x
Noun, Adjective
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brilliant
/x
Adjective, Noun
britain
/x
Name, Adjective
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
budge
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bufo
/x
Name
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bully
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bunker
/x
Noun, Verb
byte
/
Noun
cambio
/xx
Noun
canon
/x
Noun, Adjective
capital
/xx
Noun, Adjective
car
/
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
carry over
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
cave
/
Noun, Verb
chakras
/x
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
changeover
/xx
Noun
chemise
x/
Noun
chic
/
Adjective, Noun
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chip
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
choose
/
Verb, Noun
chord
/
Noun, Verb
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
classy
/x
Adjective
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
colossal
x/x
Adjective
columbus
x/x
Name, Verb
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
consonantal
xx/x
Adjective
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
conversion
x/x
Noun
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cracking
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
creep
/
Verb, Noun
crested
/x
Adjective, Name
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
crucial
/x
Adjective
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
curtailment
x/x
Noun
curve
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
custody
/xx
Noun
cute
/
Adjective
dandy
/x
Adjective, Name
daunting
/x
Adjective, Noun
day
/
Noun, Verb
day shift
//
Phrase, Noun
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
deflect
x/
Verb
deflection
x/x
Noun
degeneration
xxx/x
Noun
delicious
x/x
Adjective
delightful
x/x
Adjective
demolish
x/x
Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
deviation
xx/x
Noun
devolution
xx/x
Noun
devolve
x/
Verb
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
digging
/x
Noun
digits
/x
Noun
diminution
xx/x
Noun
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
discontinuity
xxx/xx
Noun
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
dislocation
x//x
Noun
dislodge
x/
Verb
displace
x/
Verb
displacement
x/x
Noun
distinguished
x/x
Adjective
distract
x/
Verb, Adjective
divergence
x/x
Noun
diversion
x/x
Noun
divert
x/
Verb
divine
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
drastic
/x
Adjective, Noun
drawing
/x
Noun
drift
/
Noun, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
eager
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
eligibility
xxx/xx
Noun
eliot
/xx
Name
eminent
/xx
Adjective