schwa or shwa /shwä or shvä/ (phonetics)

1. An indistinct vowel sound
2. A neutral vowel (ə). Cf sheva

• briefness
• briefnesses
• briefs
• brier
• briered
• brierier
• brieriest
• brier-root
• briers
• brier-wood
• brier-woods
• briery
• brig
• Brig.
• brigade
• brigaded
• brigade major
• brigade majors
• brigades
• brigadier
• brigadier general
• brigadier generals
• brigadiers
• brigadiers general
• brigading