Associations to the word «Semivowel»

Wiktionary

SEMIVOWEL, noun. A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel
SEMIVOWEL, noun. A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.

Dictionary definition

SEMIVOWEL, noun. A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle