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# The sound at the end of some of the words on this page is {{IPAchar|/-juː/}}, but they have not been marked as such, since the {{IPAchar|/j/}} sound in this sequence is not pronounced in some accents. See the individual words for their pronunciations. |
# The sound at the end of some of the words on this page is {{IPAchar|/-juː/}}, but they have not been marked as such, since the {{IPAchar|/j/}} sound in this sequence is not pronounced in some accents. See the individual words for their pronunciations. |
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===One syllable=== |
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χχζδγηηξξηβφ |
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{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|blew}} |
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* {{l|en|blue}}, {{l|en|Blue}} |
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* {{l|en|boo}} |
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* {{l|en|brew}} |
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* {{l|en|chew}} |
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* {{l|en|Chu}} |
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* {{l|en|clew}} |
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* {{l|en|clue}} |
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* {{l|en|coo}} |
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* {{l|en|coup}} |
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* {{l|en|crew}} |
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* {{l|en|Crewe}} |
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* {{l|en|cru}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|cue}} |
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* {{l|en|d'you}} |
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* {{l|en|dew}} |
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* {{l|en|DEW}} |
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* {{l|en|do}} |
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* {{l|en|doo}} |
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* {{l|en|Doubs}} |
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* {{l|en|drew}} |
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* {{l|en|Drew}} |
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* {{l|en|due}} |
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* {{l|en|ewe}} |
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* {{l|en|feu}} {{qualifier|Scottish legal term}} |
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* {{l|en|few}} |
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* {{l|en|flew}} |
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* {{l|en|flu}}, {{l|en|'flu}} |
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* {{l|en|flue}} |
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* {{l|en|foo}}, {{l|en|Foo}} |
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* {{l|en|fou}}<!--Scottish for a bushel--> |
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* {{l|en|glue}} |
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* {{l|en|gnu}} |
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* {{l|en|goo}} |
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* {{l|en|grew}} |
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* {{l|en|grue}} |
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* {{l|en|gu}}, {{l|en|gue}} |
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* {{l|en|hew}} |
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* {{l|en|hoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Hu}} |
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* {{l|en|hue}} |
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* {{l|en|Hugh}} |
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* {{l|en|Jew}} |
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* {{l|en|jew}} {{qualifier|verb}} |
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* {{l|en|Kew}} |
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* {{l|en|knew}} |
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* {{l|en|Koo}} |
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* {{l|en|krewe}} |
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* {{l|en|kyu}} |
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* {{l|en|Lew}} |
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* {{l|en|lew}}, {{l|en|lue}} |
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* {{l|en|lieu}} |
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* {{l|en|loo}} |
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* {{l|en|Lou}} |
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* {{l|en|Lug}},<!--sic--> {{l|en|Lugh}} |
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* {{l|en|meu}} |
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* {{l|en|mew}} |
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* {{l|en|moo}} |
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* {{l|en|MOO}} |
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* {{l|en|moue}} |
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* {{l|en|mu}} |
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* {{l|en|new}} |
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* {{l|en|noo}} |
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* {{l|en|nu}} |
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* {{l|en|oo}}, {{l|en|ooh}}<!--interjection--> |
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* {{l|en|pew}} |
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* {{l|en|pew}}, {{l|en|pue}} |
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* {{l|en|phew}} |
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* {{l|en|phoo}} |
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* {{l|en|pleugh}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|plew}} |
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* {{l|en|poo}}, {{l|en|pooh}} |
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* {{l|en|Pou}} {{qualifier|surname; one pronunciation in US & Canada}} |
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* {{l|en|Pru}} |
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* {{l|en|Prue}} |
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* {{l|en|pugh}} {{qualifier|interjection; one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Pugh}} {{qualifier|surname}} |
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* {{l|en|Q}} |
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* {{l|en|queue}} |
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* {{l|en|roo}} |
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* {{l|en|roux}} |
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* {{l|en|rue}} |
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* {{l|en|screw}} |
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* {{l|en|screw}}, {{l|en|scroo}}, {{l|en|skroo}}, {{l|en|skrew}} {{qualifier|Orkney and Shetland}} |
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* {{l|en|sew}}<!--this is correct: nothing to do with needles and thread; do not delete--> {{qualifier|nautical, dialectal}} |
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* {{l|en|shmoo}} |
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* {{l|en|shoe}} |
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* {{l|en|shoo}} |
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* {{l|en|shrew}} |
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* {{l|en|Sioux}} |
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* {{l|en|skew}} |
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* {{l|en|slew}} |
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* {{l|en|sloo}} |
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* {{l|en|slue}} |
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* {{l|en|smew}} |
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* {{l|en|sou}} |
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* {{l|en|spew}} |
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* {{l|en|sprew}} |
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* {{l|en|sprue}} |
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* {{l|en|stew}} |
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* {{l|en|Stew}} |
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* {{l|en|strew}} |
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* {{l|en|Stu}} |
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* {{l|en|Su}}, {{l|en|Sue}} |
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* {{l|en|sue}} |
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* {{l|en|tew}} |
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* {{l|en|thew}} |
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* {{l|en|threw}} |
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* {{l|en|through}}, {{l|en|thru}} |
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* {{l|en|to}} |
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* {{l|en|too}} |
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* {{l|en|true}} |
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* {{l|en|two}} |
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* {{l|en|U}} |
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* {{l|en|view}} |
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* {{l|en|whew}} |
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* {{l|en|who}} |
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* {{l|en|whoo}} |
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* {{l|en|woo}} |
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* {{l|en|Woo}} {{qualifier|surname}} |
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* {{l|en|Wu}} |
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* {{l|en|xu}} |
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* {{l|en|yew}} |
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* {{l|en|you}} |
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* {{l|en|yu}} |
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* {{l|en|zoo}} |
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{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Two syllables=== |
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χχωσδψγωχζψγφφγδσδδ |
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{{rhyme-top}} |
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* {{l|en|accrue}} |
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* {{l|en|achoo}} |
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* {{l|en|acknew}} |
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* {{l|en|adieu}} |
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* {{l|en|ado}} |
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* {{l|en|anew}} |
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* {{l|en|askew}} |
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* {{l|en|atchoo}} |
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* {{l|en|AU}} |
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* {{l|en|Baku}} |
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* {{l|en|bamboo}} |
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* {{l|en|Bantu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|battue}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|bazoo}} |
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* {{l|en|bedew}} |
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* {{l|en|beshrew}} |
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* {{l|en|bespew}} |
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* {{l|en|bestrew}} |
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* {{l|en|boohoo}} |
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* {{l|en|brand-new}}, {{l|en|bran-new}} |
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* {{l|en|BU}} |
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* {{l|en|Buccleuch}} {{qualifier|dukedom}} |
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* {{l|en|burgoo}} |
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* {{l|en|buroo}} |
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* {{l|en|cachou}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Camus}} |
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* {{l|en|canoe}} |
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* {{l|en|chandoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Chaohu}} |
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* {{l|en|conspue}} |
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* {{l|en|construe}} {{qualifier|verb; one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Corfu}} |
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* {{l|en|CQ}} |
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* {{l|en|Cthulhu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Daegu}}, {{l|en|Taegu}} |
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* {{l|en|decrew}} |
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* {{l|en|écu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|ECU}}, {{l|en|ecu}} |
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* {{l|en|embrue}}, {{l|en|imbrue}} |
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* {{l|en|emmew}}, {{l|en|immew}} |
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* {{l|en|endue}} |
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* {{l|en|englue}} |
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* {{l|en|ensue}} |
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* {{l|en|EQ}} |
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* {{l|en|eschew}} |
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* {{l|en|EU}} |
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* {{l|en|forehew}} |
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* {{l|en|foreknew}} |
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* {{l|en|G2}} |
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* {{l|en|Gansu}} |
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* {{l|en|Gentoo}} |
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* {{l|en|GNU}} |
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* {{l|en|GQ}} |
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* {{l|en|GU}} |
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* {{l|en|haiku}} |
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* {{l|en|halloo}} |
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* {{l|en|hereto}} |
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* {{l|en|Honghu}} |
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* {{l|en|hooroo}} |
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* {{l|en|HQ}} |
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* {{l|en|imbue}} |
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* {{l|en|indew}} |
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* {{l|en|indue}} |
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* {{l|en|ingrew}} |
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* {{l|en|IQ}} |
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* {{l|en|IU}} |
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* {{l|en|IU}}, {{l|en|iu}} |
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* {{l|en|jadoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Jiangsu}} |
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* {{l|en|Jinghu}} |
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* {{l|en|Jinhu}} |
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* {{l|en|K2}} |
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* {{l|en|Kansu}} |
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* {{l|en|karoo}}, {{l|en|karroo}} |
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* {{l|en|kazoo}} |
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* {{l|en|kung fu}}, {{l|en|kung-fu}} |
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* {{l|en|lasso}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|leaf through}} |
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* {{l|en|Lenghu}} |
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* {{l|en|Lianhu}} |
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* {{l|en|Luohu}} |
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* {{l|en|Manchu}} |
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* {{l|en|maque choux}} |
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* {{l|en|metoo}} |
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* {{l|en|miscue}} |
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* {{l|en|misdo}} |
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* {{l|en|MQ}} |
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* {{l|en|napoo}} |
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* {{l|en|nardoo}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Nehru}} |
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* {{l|en|Neihu}} |
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* {{l|en|non-U}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|NU}} |
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* {{l|en|oh, you}} |
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* {{l|en|OU}} |
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* {{l|en|outdo}} |
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* {{l|en|outdrew}} |
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* {{l|en|outflew}} |
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* {{l|en|outgrew}} |
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* {{l|en|pacu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Penghu}} |
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* {{l|en|perdu}}, {{l|en|perdue}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Peru}} |
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* {{l|en|Pinghu}} |
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* {{l|en|Poitou}} |
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* {{l|en|pooh-pooh}} {{qualifier|verb}} |
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* {{l|en|potoo}} |
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* {{l|en|PQ}} |
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* {{l|en|preview}} {{qualifier|one meaning of verb}} |
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* {{l|en|PU}} |
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* {{l|en|pugh}} {{qualifier|interjection; one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|pursue}} |
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* {{l|en|ragout}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|ragù}}, {{l|en|ragu}} {{qualifier|Britain|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|razzoo}} {{qualifier|US: raspberry}} |
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* {{l|en|reblue}} |
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* {{l|en|rebrew}} |
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* {{l|en|rechew}} |
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* {{l|en|recrew}} |
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* {{l|en|redo}} |
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* {{l|en|redrew}} |
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* {{l|en|renew}} |
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* {{l|en|rescrew}} |
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* {{l|en|respew}} |
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* {{l|en|review}} |
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* {{l|en|revue}} |
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* {{l|en|RU}} |
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* {{l|en|sajou}} |
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* {{l|en|shampoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Sihhu}} |
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* {{l|en|SQ}} |
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* {{l|en|SU}} |
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* {{l|en|subdue}} |
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* {{l|en|sufflue}} |
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* {{l|en|surview}} {{qualifier|verb|one pronunciation of noun}} |
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* {{l|en|taboo}}, {{l|en|tabou}}, {{l|en|tabu}} |
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* {{l|en|tattoo}} {{qualifier|military; on skin}} |
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* {{l|en|therethrough}} |
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* {{l|en|thereto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|to-do}} |
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* {{l|en|tolu}} |
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* {{l|en|transmew}}, {{l|en|transmue}} |
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* {{l|en|true blue}} |
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* {{l|en|TU}} |
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* {{l|en|Typhoo}} |
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* {{l|en|unclew}}, {{l|en|unclue}} |
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* {{l|en|undo}} |
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* {{l|en|undrew}} |
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* {{l|en|undue}} |
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* {{l|en|unglue}} |
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* {{l|en|unmew}} |
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* {{l|en|unscrew}} |
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* {{l|en|untrue}} |
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* {{l|en|upgrew}} |
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* {{l|en|upthrew}} |
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* {{l|en|UU}} |
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* {{l|en|vaudoux}} |
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* {{l|en|vendue}} |
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* {{l|en|virtu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|VU}} |
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* {{l|en|wahoo}} |
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* {{l|en|waifu}} |
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* {{l|en|wazoo}} |
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* {{l|en|wherethrough}} |
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* {{l|en|whereto}} |
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* {{l|en|withdrew}} |
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* {{l|en|woo-hoo}} |
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* {{l|en|woohoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Wuhu}} |
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* {{l|en|wushu}} |
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* {{l|en|yah boo}} |
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* {{l|en|yahoo}} |
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* {{l|en|Yanhu}} |
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* {{l|en|yaroo}}, {{l|en|yarooh}} |
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===Three syllables=== |
===Three syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
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* {{l|en|acajou}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|AEU}} |
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* {{l|en|AHQ}} |
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* {{l|en|alquifou}} |
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* {{l|en|ALU}} |
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* {{l|en|amu}}<!--abbreviation--> |
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* {{l|en|babassu}} |
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* {{l|en|Bakerloo}} |
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* {{l|en|ballahoo}}, {{l|en|ballahou}}<!--not the same word as "ballyhoo"--> |
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* {{l|en|ballyhoo}} |
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* {{l|en|billet-doux}} |
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* {{l|en|black-and-blue}} |
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* {{l|en|BMU}} |
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* {{l|en|boogaloo}} |
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* {{l|en|BOQ}} |
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* {{l|en|BTU}} |
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* {{l|en|buckaroo}}, {{l|en|buckeroo}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|calaloo}}, {{l|en|calalu}}, {{l|en|callaloo}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Calcasieu}} |
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* {{l|en|candiru}} |
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* {{l|en|caribou}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|CCU}} |
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* {{l|en|CDU}} |
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* {{l|en|CLU}} |
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* {{l|en|cobalt blue}} |
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* {{l|en|continue}} |
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* [[CPU]] |
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* {{l|en|CPU}} |
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* [[CSU]] |
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* {{l|en|CSU}} |
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* [[deja vu]], [[déjà vu]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|deja vu}}, {{l|en|déjà vu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[dunkadoo]] |
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* {{l|en|Dien Bien Phu}} |
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* [[EBU]] |
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* {{l|en|Dongxihu}} |
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* {{l|en|dunkadoo}} |
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* [[EGU]] |
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* {{l|en|EBU}} |
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* [[Emmylou]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|ECU}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[EMU]] |
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* {{l|en|EGU}} |
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* [[EPU]] |
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* {{l|en|Emmylou}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[ESU]]<!--English-Speaking Union--> |
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* {{l|en|EMU}} |
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* [[ESU]], [[esu]]<!--electrostatic unit--> |
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* {{l|en|EPU}} |
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* [[etendue]] |
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* {{l|en|ESU}}, {{l|en|esu}}<!--electrostatic unit--> |
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* [[ETU]] |
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* {{l|en|ESU}}<!--English-Speaking Union--> |
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* [[FAQ]] |
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* {{l|en|etendue}} |
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* [[Fu Manchu]] |
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* {{l|en|ETU}} |
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* [[gardyloo]] |
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* {{l|en|FAQ}} |
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* [[GHQ]] |
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* {{l|en|Fu Manchu}} |
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* [[GPU]] |
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* {{l|en|gardyloo}} |
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* [[hereinto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|GHQ}} |
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* [[hereunto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|GPU}} |
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* [[hitherto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|hereinto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[ICU]] |
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* {{l|en|hereunto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[IOU]] |
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* {{l|en|hitherto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[ITU]] |
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* {{l|en|ICU}} |
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* [[itzebu]] |
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* {{l|en|IOU}} |
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* [[jackaroo]], [[jackeroo]] |
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* {{l|en|ITU}} |
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* [[jillaroo]] |
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* {{l|en|itzebu}} |
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* [[kangaroo]] |
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* {{l|en|jackaroo}}, {{l|en|jackeroo}} |
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* [[karamu]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|jillaroo}} |
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* [[Kathmandu]], [[Katmandu]] |
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* {{l|en|kangaroo}} |
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* [[kinkajou]] |
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* {{l|en|karamu}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[LGU]] |
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* {{l|en|Kathmandu}}, {{l|en|Katmandu}} |
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* [[loup-garou]] |
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* {{l|en|kinkajou}} |
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* [[Luton Hoo]] |
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* {{l|en|LGU}} |
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* [[MCU]] |
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* {{l|en|Liangzihu}} |
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* [[misconstrue]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Longzihu}} |
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* [[Montagu]], [[Montague]] |
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* {{l|en|loup-garou}} |
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* [[MTU]] |
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* {{l|en|Luton Hoo}} |
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* [[Nauru]] |
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* {{l|en|MCU}} |
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* [[NFU]] |
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* {{l|en|misconstrue}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[NGU]] |
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* {{l|en|Montagu}}, {{l|en|Montague}} |
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* [[NLQ]] |
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* {{l|en|motley crew}} |
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* [[NSU]] |
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* {{l|en|MTU}} |
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* [[NVQ]] |
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* {{l|en|Nauru}} |
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* [[OAU]] |
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* {{l|en|NFU}} |
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* [[OBU]] |
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* {{l|en|NGU}} |
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* [[OTU]] |
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* {{l|en|NLQ}} |
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* [[overblew]] |
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* {{l|en|NSU}} |
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* [[overdo]] |
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* {{l|en|NVQ}} |
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* [[overdrew]] |
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* {{l|en|OAU}} |
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* [[overdue]] |
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* {{l|en|OBU}} |
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* [[overflew]] |
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* {{l|en|OTU}} |
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* [[overgrew]] |
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* {{l|en|overblew}} |
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* [[overstrew]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|overdo}} |
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* [[overthrew]] |
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* {{l|en|overdrew}} |
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* {{l|en|overdue}} |
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* [[parleyvoo]] |
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* {{l|en|overflew}} |
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* [[pay-per-view]] |
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* {{l|en|overgrew}} |
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* [[PDQ]] |
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* {{l|en|overstrew}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[peekaboo]] |
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* {{l|en|overthrew}} |
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* [[Peterloo]] |
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* {{l|en|overview}} {{qualifier|verb}} |
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* [[PKU]] |
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* {{l|en|parleyvoo}} |
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* [[potoroo]] |
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* {{l|en|pay-per-view}} |
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* [[puckeroo]] |
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* {{l|en|PDQ}} |
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* [[QE2]] |
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* {{l|en|peekaboo}} |
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* [[qinghaosu]] |
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* {{l|en|Peterloo}} |
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* [[rubaboo]] |
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* {{l|en|PKU}} |
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* [[RCU]] |
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* {{l|en|potoroo}} |
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* [[rereview]] |
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* {{l|en|puckeroo}} |
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* [[RFU]] |
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* {{l|en|QE2}} |
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* [[RTU]] |
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* {{l|en|qinghaosu}} |
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* [[sabicu]] |
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* {{l|en|RCU}} |
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* [[Scooby-Doo]] |
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* {{l|en|rereview}} |
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* [[smackeroo]] |
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* {{l|en|RFU}} |
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* [[smasheroo]] |
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* {{l|en|RTU}} |
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* [[SNU]] |
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* {{l|en|rubaboo}} |
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* [[Socceroo]] |
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* {{l|en|sabicu}} |
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* [[sockeroo]] |
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* {{l|en|Scooby-Doo}} |
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* [[SRU]] |
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* {{l|en|sgian dubh}}, {{l|en|sgian-dubh}} |
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* [[stinkeroo]] |
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* {{l|en|smackeroo}} |
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* [[Sutton Hoo]] |
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* {{l|en|smasheroo}} |
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* [[switcheroo]] |
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* {{l|en|SNU}} |
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* [[tajassu]] |
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* {{l|en|Socceroo}} |
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* [[Teochew]] |
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* {{l|en|sockeroo}} |
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* [[thereinto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|SRU}} |
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* [[thereunto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|stinkeroo}} |
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* [[thitherto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|Sutton Hoo}} |
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* [[Timbuctoo]], [[Timbuktu]] |
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* {{l|en|switcheroo}} |
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* [[toodle-oo]] |
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* {{l|en|tajassu}} |
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* [[trou-de-loup]] |
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* {{l|en|Teochew}} |
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* [[Tuvalu]] |
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* {{l|en|thereinto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[Uluru]] |
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* {{l|en|thereunto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[underdo]] |
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* {{l|en|thitherto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[underhew]] |
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* {{l|en|Timbuctoo}}, {{l|en|Timbuktu}} |
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* [[understrew]] |
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* {{l|en|toodle-oo}} |
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* [[UPU]] |
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* {{l|en|trou-de-loup}} |
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* [[VDU]] |
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* {{l|en|Tuvalu}} |
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* [[view halloo]] |
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* {{l|en|Uluru}} |
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* [[vindaloo]] |
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* {{l|en|underdo}} |
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* [[wallaroo]] |
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* {{l|en|underhew}} |
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* [[wanderoo]] |
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* {{l|en|understrew}} |
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* [[Waterloo]] |
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* {{l|en|UPU}} |
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* [[well-to-do]] |
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* {{l|en|VDU}} |
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* [[whereinto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|view halloo}} |
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* [[whereunto]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|vindaloo}} |
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* [[whoop-de-do]], [[whoop-de-doo]] {{q|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|wallaroo}} |
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* [[ynambu]] |
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* {{l|en|wanderoo}} |
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* [[you-know-who]] |
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* {{l|en|Waterloo}} |
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* {{l|en|well-to-do}} |
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* {{l|en|what say you}} |
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* {{l|en|whereinto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|whereunto}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|whoop-de-do}}, {{l|en|whoop-de-doo}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* {{l|en|ynambu}} |
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* {{l|en|you-know-who}} |
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{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Four syllables=== |
===Four syllables=== |
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* {{l|en|ACLU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|ACPU}} |
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* {{l|en|Aracaju}} |
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* [[ASCU]] |
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* |
* {{l|en|ASCU}} |
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* {{l|en|Brian Boru}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|Catch-22}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|cockamaroo}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|CSEU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|didgeridoo}}, {{l|en|didjeridoo}}, {{l|en|didjeridu}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|GCHQ}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|GNVQ}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|GPMU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|hullabaloo}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|IARU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|indigo-blue}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|Kalamazoo}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|NACU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|NCVQ}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|pirarucu}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|POEU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|SCBU}} |
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* {{l|en|STFU}} |
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* [[surucucu]] |
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* {{l|en|surucucu}} |
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* [[Tamil Nadu]] |
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* {{l|en|Tamil Nadu}} |
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* [[TCNQ]] |
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* {{l|en|TCNQ}} |
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* [[tickety-boo]] |
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* {{l|en|tickety-boo}} |
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* [[tiramisu]] |
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* {{l|en|tiramisu}} |
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* [[tu-whit tu-whoo]] |
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* {{l|en|tu-whit tu-whoo}} |
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* [[Winnie the Pooh]] |
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{{ |
* {{l|en|Winnie the Pooh}} |
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===Five syllables=== |
===Five syllables=== |
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{{rhyme |
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* |
* {{l|en|AWU}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|balsam of Tolu}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|chacun à son goût}} |
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* |
* {{l|en|cock-a-doodle-doo}} |
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* {{l|en|fuck-a-doodle-doo}} |
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* [[Dien Bien Phu]] |
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* {{l|en|ICFTU}} |
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* [[fuck-a-doodle-doo]] |
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* {{l|en|rien ne va plus}} |
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* [[ICFTU]] |
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* {{l|en|SOGAT 82}} |
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* [[rien ne va plus]] |
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* {{l|en|WEU}} |
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* [[SOGAT 82]] |
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* {{l|en|yabba dabba doo}} |
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* [[WEU]] |
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* [[yabba dabba doo]] |
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{{rhyme list end}} |
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===Six syllables=== |
===Six syllables=== |
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* {{l|en|electric boogaloo}}, {{l|en|Electric Boogaloo}} {{qualifier|one pronunciation}} |
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* [[GMWU]] |
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* {{l|en|GMWU}} |
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* [[nostalgie de la boue]] |
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* {{l|en|hippo birdie two ewe}} |
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* [[TGWU]] |
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* {{l|en|nostalgie de la boue}} |
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* [[WCTU]] |
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* {{l|en|TGWU}} |
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* [[WFTU]] |
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* {{l|en|WCTU}} |
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* [[WSPU]] |
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* {{l|en|WFTU}} |
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* {{l|en|WSPU}} |
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{{rhyme-bottom}} |
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===Seven syllables=== |
===Seven syllables=== |
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* [[ILGWU]] |
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* {{l|en|ILGWU}} |
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 7 January 2025
Pronunciation
[edit]Rhymes
[edit]Notes
[edit]- The sound at the end of some of the words on this page is /-juː/, but they have not been marked as such, since the /j/ sound in this sequence is not pronounced in some accents. See the individual words for their pronunciations.
One syllable
[edit]- blew
- blue, Blue
- boo
- brew
- chew
- Chu
- clew
- clue
- coo
- coup
- crew
- Crewe
- cru (one pronunciation)
- cue
- d'you
- dew
- DEW
- do
- doo
- Doubs
- drew
- Drew
- due
- ewe
- feu (Scottish legal term)
- few
- flew
- flu, 'flu
- flue
- foo, Foo
- fou
- glue
- gnu
- goo
- grew
- grue
- gu, gue
- hew
- hoo
- Hu
- hue
- Hugh
- Jew
- jew (verb)
- Kew
- knew
- Koo
- krewe
- kyu
- Lew
- lew, lue
- lieu
- loo
- Lou
- Lug, Lugh
- meu
- mew
- moo
- MOO
- moue
- mu
- new
- noo
- nu
- oo, ooh
- pew
- pew, pue
- phew
- phoo
- pleugh (one pronunciation)
- plew
- poo, pooh
- Pou (surname; one pronunciation in US & Canada)
- Pru
- Prue
- pugh (interjection; one pronunciation)
- Pugh (surname)
- Q
- queue
- roo
- roux
- rue
- screw
- screw, scroo, skroo, skrew (Orkney and Shetland)
- sew (nautical, dialectal)
- shmoo
- shoe
- shoo
- shrew
- Sioux
- skew
- slew
- sloo
- slue
- smew
- sou
- spew
- sprew
- sprue
- stew
- Stew
- strew
- Stu
- Su, Sue
- sue
- tew
- thew
- threw
- through, thru
- to
- too
- true
- two
- U
- view
- whew
- who
- whoo
- woo
- Woo (surname)
- Wu
- xu
- yew
- you
- yu
- zoo
Two syllables
[edit]- accrue
- achoo
- acknew
- adieu
- ado
- anew
- askew
- atchoo
- AU
- Baku
- bamboo
- Bantu (one pronunciation)
- battue (one pronunciation)
- bazoo
- bedew
- beshrew
- bespew
- bestrew
- boohoo
- brand-new, bran-new
- BU
- Buccleuch (dukedom)
- burgoo
- buroo
- cachou (one pronunciation)
- Camus
- canoe
- chandoo
- Chaohu
- conspue
- construe (verb; one pronunciation)
- Corfu
- CQ
- Cthulhu (one pronunciation)
- Daegu, Taegu
- decrew
- écu (one pronunciation)
- ECU, ecu
- embrue, imbrue
- emmew, immew
- endue
- englue
- ensue
- EQ
- eschew
- EU
- forehew
- foreknew
- G2
- Gansu
- Gentoo
- GNU
- GQ
- GU
- haiku
- halloo
- hereto
- Honghu
- hooroo
- HQ
- imbue
- indew
- indue
- ingrew
- IQ
- IU
- IU, iu
- jadoo
- Jiangsu
- Jinghu
- Jinhu
- K2
- Kansu
- karoo, karroo
- kazoo
- kung fu, kung-fu
- lasso (one pronunciation)
- leaf through
- Lenghu
- Lianhu
- Luohu
- Manchu
- maque choux
- metoo
- miscue
- misdo
- MQ
- napoo
- nardoo (one pronunciation)
- Nehru
- Neihu
- non-U (one pronunciation)
- NU
- oh, you
- OU
- outdo
- outdrew
- outflew
- outgrew
- pacu (one pronunciation)
- Penghu
- perdu, perdue (one pronunciation)
- Peru
- Pinghu
- Poitou
- pooh-pooh (verb)
- potoo
- PQ
- preview (one meaning of verb)
- PU
- pugh (interjection; one pronunciation)
- pursue
- ragout (one pronunciation)
- ragù, ragu (Britain, one pronunciation)
- razzoo (US: raspberry)
- reblue
- rebrew
- rechew
- recrew
- redo
- redrew
- renew
- rescrew
- respew
- review
- revue
- RU
- sajou
- shampoo
- Sihhu
- SQ
- SU
- subdue
- sufflue
- surview (verb, one pronunciation of noun)
- taboo, tabou, tabu
- tattoo (military; on skin)
- therethrough
- thereto (one pronunciation)
- to-do
- tolu
- transmew, transmue
- true blue
- TU
- Typhoo
- unclew, unclue
- undo
- undrew
- undue
- unglue
- unmew
- unscrew
- untrue
- upgrew
- upthrew
- UU
- vaudoux
- vendue
- virtu (one pronunciation)
- VU
- wahoo
- waifu
- wazoo
- wherethrough
- whereto
- withdrew
- woo-hoo
- woohoo
- Wuhu
- wushu
- yah boo
- yahoo
- Yanhu
- yaroo, yarooh
Three syllables
[edit]- acajou (one pronunciation)
- AEU
- AHQ
- alquifou
- ALU
- amu
- babassu
- Bakerloo
- ballahoo, ballahou
- ballyhoo
- billet-doux
- black-and-blue
- BMU
- boogaloo
- BOQ
- BTU
- buckaroo, buckeroo (one pronunciation)
- calaloo, calalu, callaloo (one pronunciation)
- Calcasieu
- candiru
- caribou (one pronunciation)
- CCU
- CDU
- CLU
- cobalt blue
- continue
- CPU
- CSU
- deja vu, déjà vu (one pronunciation)
- Dien Bien Phu
- Dongxihu
- dunkadoo
- EBU
- ECU (one pronunciation)
- EGU
- Emmylou (one pronunciation)
- EMU
- EPU
- ESU, esu
- ESU
- etendue
- ETU
- FAQ
- Fu Manchu
- gardyloo
- GHQ
- GPU
- hereinto (one pronunciation)
- hereunto (one pronunciation)
- hitherto (one pronunciation)
- ICU
- IOU
- ITU
- itzebu
- jackaroo, jackeroo
- jillaroo
- kangaroo
- karamu (one pronunciation)
- Kathmandu, Katmandu
- kinkajou
- LGU
- Liangzihu
- Longzihu
- loup-garou
- Luton Hoo
- MCU
- misconstrue (one pronunciation)
- Montagu, Montague
- motley crew
- MTU
- Nauru
- NFU
- NGU
- NLQ
- NSU
- NVQ
- OAU
- OBU
- OTU
- overblew
- overdo
- overdrew
- overdue
- overflew
- overgrew
- overstrew (one pronunciation)
- overthrew
- overview (verb)
- parleyvoo
- pay-per-view
- PDQ
- peekaboo
- Peterloo
- PKU
- potoroo
- puckeroo
- QE2
- qinghaosu
- RCU
- rereview
- RFU
- RTU
- rubaboo
- sabicu
- Scooby-Doo
- sgian dubh, sgian-dubh
- smackeroo
- smasheroo
- SNU
- Socceroo
- sockeroo
- SRU
- stinkeroo
- Sutton Hoo
- switcheroo
- tajassu
- Teochew
- thereinto (one pronunciation)
- thereunto (one pronunciation)
- thitherto (one pronunciation)
- Timbuctoo, Timbuktu
- toodle-oo
- trou-de-loup
- Tuvalu
- Uluru
- underdo
- underhew
- understrew
- UPU
- VDU
- view halloo
- vindaloo
- wallaroo
- wanderoo
- Waterloo
- well-to-do
- what say you
- whereinto (one pronunciation)
- whereunto (one pronunciation)
- whoop-de-do, whoop-de-doo (one pronunciation)
- ynambu
- you-know-who
Four syllables
[edit]Five syllables
[edit]Six syllables
[edit]- electric boogaloo, Electric Boogaloo (one pronunciation)
- GMWU
- hippo birdie two ewe
- nostalgie de la boue
- TGWU
- WCTU
- WFTU
- WSPU