Um

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to express doubt or uncertainty or to fill a pause when hesitating in speaking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • preposition. Alternative form of umbe.
  • interjection. Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
  • v. To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
  • n. Alternative spelling of µm.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as om.
  • n. A prefix of Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian origin, meaning ‘around, about,’ cognate with ambi- and amphi-. It was formerly common, but is now wholly obsolete, except in a few Scotch words.
  • Word Usage
    "Further and further away we started finding some success.. however unfortunately.. for our um personal..um reasons.. those we chose not to stay at."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brum    Krum    Mum    alum    become    brum    bum    chum    clum    come   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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