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short u

short u noun: the vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in rebutting as contrasted with refuting.).

Noun

short u (plural short ues or short u's)

  1. The vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in rebutting as contrasted with refuting.)
    Antonyms:
    long u

Antonyms of short u

Forms of short u

pluralshort ues
pluralshort u's

Questions about short u

What does short u mean?
Short u means the vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in rebutting as contrasted with refuting.).
What part of speech is short u?
Short u is a noun.
What is the plural of short u?
The plural of short u is short ues.

Words near short u in the dictionary

  1. short track
  2. short tracks
  3. short trousers
  4. short twentieth centuries
  5. short twentieth century
  6. short u
  7. short u's
  8. short ues
  9. short view
  10. short vowel
  11. short vowels

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