adj.
1.of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') spirant n.
1.a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Idiom of the Day
(no) bed of roses
a situation that is happy and comfortable (usually used in the negative)
The new job was very difficult and certainly no bed of roses.