Scrabble?! ALVEOLAR

Definitions of ALVEOLAR in various dictionaries:

noun - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

adj - pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

adj - pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw

Of or relating to an alveolus.

Anatomy.

Relating to the jaw section containing the tooth sockets: the alveolar ridge.

Relating to the alveoli of the lungs.

Formed with the tip of the tongue touching or near the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth, as the English t, d, and s.

noun - a sound produced with the tongue touching a place just behind the front teeth