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vanish
noun
verb
The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- ANIS
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈvænɪʃ/
Meaning
Definitions
noun
The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
“a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.”
A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.
“The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.”
verb
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
To become equal to zero.
“The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.”
To disappear; to kidnap
In context
Example Sentences
a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.
The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.
The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.
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