Word Finder - word

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The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

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Something like such a unit of language:

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The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .

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Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.

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A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).

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mum's the word

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A proverb or motto.

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News; tidings (used without an article).

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Have you had any word from John yet?

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An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.

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Don't fire till I give the word

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A promise; an oath or guarantee.

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I give you my word that I will be there on time.

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• promise

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A brief discussion or conversation.

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Can I have a word with you?

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(in the plural) See words.

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There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.

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(sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.

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Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople.

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• Bible
• word of God

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(sometimes Word) Logos, Christ.

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• God
• Logos

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To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).

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I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council.

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• express
• phrase
• put into words
• state

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To flatter with words, to cajole.

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To ply or overpower with words.

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To conjure with a word.

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To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.

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Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond."

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"Yo, that movie was epic!" / "Word?" ("You speak the truth?") / "Word." ("I speak the truth.")

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(stereotypically) An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.

I just got word that my father had a heart attack.

Without another word, he walked out the door and down the trail.

Without another word, he stalked from the room.

It was the word "water," and I continued to make some sound for that word after all other speech was lost.

A word of caution may be helpful when you begin your investigation.

A written word is the choicest of relics.

It's hard to describe music in the written word.

Then, without another word, he mounted his brother's little farm horse and rode away.

You didn't say a word to your father, but you snarled at me as though I did something wrong.

It served him right, sitting there like that with barely a word in her defense.

And Princess Mary uttered aloud the caressing word he had said to her on the day of his death.

Neither he nor she said a word about what "Natasha nursing him" might mean, but thanks to this letter Nicholas suddenly became almost as intimate with the princess as if they were relations.

If I take on this job, my word is law.

Princess Mary could not quite make out what he had said, but from his look it was clear that he had uttered a tender caressing word such as he had never used to her before.

My days were not days of the week, bearing the stamp of any heathen deity, nor were they minced into hours and fretted by the ticking of a clock; for I lived like the Puri Indians, of whom it is said that "for yesterday, today, and tomorrow they have only one word, and they express the variety of meaning by pointing backward for yesterday forward for tomorrow, and overhead for the passing day."

Let me say another word about our sponsors.

The Latin word for "cow" is vacca.

Until men learn the meaning of the word no, I'll protect myself in the way that has proven most effective.

One word was missing in all that...

You are welcome to spread the word about the show.

A healthy man can tear himself away from the deepest reflections to say a civil word to someone who comes in and can then return again to his own thoughts.

So she called her clerk, who was a scholar, and bade him write the song, word for word, as it came from Caedmon's lips.

It is not necessary that one should be able to define every word and give it its principal parts and its grammatical position in the sentence in order to understand and appreciate a fine poem.

Every word and action of his was the manifestation of an activity unknown to him, which was his life.

Before she could get a word out, Howard covered her mouth with his.

He pronounced every word plainly, as though he were talking to his schoolmates.

Besides, Monsieur Kiril, you have only to say a word to the captain, you know.

But I stress the word "reasonably."

So they threw their sabots, a kind of clog shoe, into the machinery to break it—an act that gave us the word sabotage.

As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly.

Pierre did not understand a word, but the conviction that all this had to be grew stronger, and he meekly followed Anna Mikhaylovna who was already opening a door.

Rostov, without waiting to hear him out, touched his horse, galloped to the front of his squadron, and before he had time to finish giving the word of command, the whole squadron, sharing his feeling, was following him.

She wanted to ask him how long he would stay at the ranch, but she couldn't think of a way to word the question that didn't sound insensitive.

But I don't doubt your word in the least.

He sent out among the poor people of the city and found two little babies who had never heard a word spoken.

I supply a word here and there, sometimes a sentence, and suggest something which she has omitted or forgotten.

And I don't believe a word that Hardenburg says, or Haugwitz either.

She made sure her computer was solely a word processor with no on line capabilities so no one could ever hack into it.

It would, I think, be hard to make her feel just how to pronounce DICTIONARY without her erring either toward DICTIONAYRY or DICTION'RY, and, of course the word is neither one nor the other.

The single word spoken by Davis held a tone that silenced Royce like a slap to the mouth.

And that's my last word on it.

One word from me, one movement of my hand, and that ancient capital of the Tsars would perish.

I didn't say a word.

Every word you type.

And read I did, whether I understood one word in ten or two words on a page.

It is not necessary that a child should understand every word in a book before he can read with pleasure and profit.

Pierre gave his word of honor.

Probably the word "gallant" turned the captain's thoughts to the state of Moscow.

Not a word said, and yet there it was.

True to his word, he'd rather not know any answers than lie to inquisitors.