word

Definitions


[wəːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed
(e.g: I don't like the word ‘unofficial’)

- a command, password, or signal
(e.g: someone gave me the word to start playing)

- one's account of the truth, especially when it differs from that of another person
(e.g: in court it would have been his word against mine)

- the text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script
(e.g: he had to learn his words)

- a basic unit of data in a computer, typically 16 or 32 bits long


Phrases:
- a word to the wise
- at a word
- be as good as one's word
- break one's word
- have a word
- have a word in someone's ear
- in a word
- in other words
- in so many words
- keep one's word
- my word
- of few words
- of one's word
- put something into words
- put words into someone's mouth
- spread the word
- take someone at their word
- take someone's word
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- the Word
- the word on the street
- too — for words
- waste words
- word for word
- word gets around
- word of honour
- word of mouth
- words fail me

Origin:
Old English word, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word’


[wəːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- express (something spoken or written) in particular words
(e.g: he words his request in a particularly ironic way)


Phrases:
- a word to the wise
- at a word
- be as good as one's word
- break one's word
- have a word
- have a word in someone's ear
- in a word
- in other words
- in so many words
- keep one's word
- my word
- of few words
- of one's word
- put something into words
- put words into someone's mouth
- spread the word
- take someone at their word
- take someone's word
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- the Word
- the word on the street
- too — for words
- waste words
- word for word
- word gets around
- word of honour
- word of mouth
- words fail me

Origin:
Old English word, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word’


[wəːd], (Interjection)

Definitions:
- used to express agreement or affirmation
(e.g: Word, that's a good record, man)


Phrases:
- a word to the wise
- at a word
- be as good as one's word
- break one's word
- have a word
- have a word in someone's ear
- in a word
- in other words
- in so many words
- keep one's word
- my word
- of few words
- of one's word
- put something into words
- put words into someone's mouth
- spread the word
- take someone at their word
- take someone's word
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- the Word
- the word on the street
- too — for words
- waste words
- word for word
- word gets around
- word of honour
- word of mouth
- words fail me

Origin:
Old English word, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word’




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