English to English
word
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noun (n)
- a unit of language that native speakers can identify(noun.communication)Example:
Words are the blocks from which sentences are made.
He hardly said ten words all morning.
source: wordnet30 - a brief statement(noun.communication)Example:
He didn't say a word about it.
source: wordnet30 - information about recent and important events(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a verbal command for action(noun.communication)Example:
When I give the word, charge!.
source: wordnet30 - an exchange of views on some topic(noun.communication)Example:
We had a word or two about it.
source: wordnet30 - a promise(noun.communication)Example:
He gave his word.
source: wordnet30 - a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory(noun.quantity)Example:
Large computers use words up to 64 bits long.
source: wordnet30 - a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group(noun.communication)Example:
He forgot the password.
source: wordnet30 - the sacred writings of the Christian religions(noun.communication)Example:
He went to carry the Word to the heathen.
source: wordnet30 - The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- put into words or an expression(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.(verb)source: webster1913
- To express in words; to phrase.(verb)source: webster1913