short u's

A form of short u — The vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in rebutting as contrasted with refuting.)

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of short u
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