NASAL

5 letters 5 Scrabble points /ˈneɪzəl/

Definition of NASAL

noun

  1. A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

  2. A vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose.

  3. Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion

    Synonyms: nosely nosey

  2. Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng; characterized by resonance in the nasal passage

    "a nasal utterance."

Related words: nosely nosey

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters N A S A L
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of NASAL

Words that use the same letters:

ALANS ANLAS LANAS LANSA

Words Containing "NASAL"

ALINASAL ALVEOLONASAL ALVEOLOSUBNASAL ANTRONASAL AURINASAL BASINASAL BUCCONASAL CEPHALONASAL CERVICONASAL DENASALIZE DENASALIZED DENASALIZING DENTINASAL DENTONASAL DORSONASAL ETHMONASAL FRONTONASAL GUTTURONASAL INTERNASAL INTRANASAL

Words Starting with "NASAL"

NASALIS NASALISE NASALISED NASALISES NASALISING NASALISM NASALITY NASALITIES NASALIZATION NASALIZE NASALIZED NASALIZES NASALIZING NASALLY NASALS NASALWARD NASALWARDS

Words Ending with "NASAL"

ALINASAL ALVEOLONASAL ALVEOLOSUBNASAL ANTRONASAL AURINASAL BASINASAL BUCCONASAL CEPHALONASAL CERVICONASAL DENTINASAL DENTONASAL DORSONASAL ETHMONASAL FRONTONASAL GUTTURONASAL INTERNASAL INTRANASAL LABIONASAL LACHRYMONASAL LINGUANASAL