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What do you call a word when it sounds like its meaning?

There are no words that sound the same in every single language, but here are some words or syllables that are common in a lot of languages: Words referring to "mother" often contain an "m" or the syllable "ma" or "am," e.g. "mama," "amma," etc. Words referring to "father" often contain a "b" e.g. "baba," "abba," or "p," e.g. "papa." In addition, most languages have borrowed Latin- and Greek-based words in science and technology that are often quite similar in a very large number of languages, e.g. "television," "microscope," etc.


What do you call words that are spelled different but mean the same of which an example would be the words quire and choir?

The general term for different words that mean the same thing is "synonyms". When the words also sound alike (as with the archaic "quire" and modern "choir"), they are considered variant spellings of the same word.


What do you call words that sounds the same but have a different meaning?

Heterographs are words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. E.g. To, Too, Two.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. (note could have similar spelling). E.g. Gases or Gasses.Take a look at this for a complete explanation. Especially the chart:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophones


What do you call the pH sound?

A digraph. A digraph is when two consonants make one sound. "Ch," "sh," and "th" are other examples.


What do you call words like first for example and in conclusion?

Transition words

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Honk or honking sound.


What do you call something that starts a sound wave?

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Are they macking Call of Duty 7?

Yes, you can expect it to be released around November 2010.


Are they macking a new Call of Duty?

Call of Duty: Black ops 2, Developed by Treyarch Studios, will be released November 13th, 2012.


Deathwatch beetle what does it sound like?

From what I've read, the noise is just a mating call.


What noise does a serpent make?

Most English speakers call the sound a snake makes a "hiss."


What cat sound rhymes with chew?

The mew cat sound rhymes with chew. Rather than calling it a meow, some people call the noise that a cat noise sounds like mew.


What do we call words that sound the same but have different meanings?

Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.


What do you call a sound like bang swoosh and smack?

Those sounds can be described as onomatopoeia – words that imitate the natural sounds of things. In this case, a "bang" is a loud noise, "swoosh" mimics the sound of something moving fast through the air, and "smack" typically denotes a sharp, slapping sound.


What do you call a word that spells out a sound?

Onomatopoeia - word that sounds like the noise itself. bang, crash, snap


What do we call words that sound the same but have different meanings spelling?

Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.


What do we call words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings?

We call them homophones.