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[wərd]
noun
word (noun) · words (plural noun) · a word (noun) · one's word (noun) · one's words (plural noun)

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:
"I don't like the word “unofficial”" · "so many words for so few ideas"
a single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms.
(words)
something spoken or written; a remark or statement:
"his grandfather's words had been meant kindly" · "a word of warning"
(a word)
even the smallest amount of something spoken or written:
"don't believe a word of it"
(words)
angry talk:
"her father would have had words with her about that"
speech as distinct from action:
"he conforms in word and deed to the values of a society that he rejects"
a command, password, or signal:
"someone gave me the word to start playing"
communication; news:
"I was afraid to leave Edinburgh in case there was word from the War Office" · "the prince sent word to the king asking him to send reinforcements"
(one's word)
one's account of the truth, especially when it differs from that of another person:
"in court it would have been his word against mine"
a promise or assurance:
"everything will be taken care of—you have my word"
(words)
the text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script:
"he had to learn his words"
a basic unit of data in a computer, typically 16 or 32 bits long.
verb
word (verb) · words (third person present) · worded (past tense) · worded (past participle) · wording (present participle)

choose and use particular words in order to say or write (something):
"he words his request in a particularly ironic way" · "a strongly worded letter of protest"
exclamation
informal

used to express agreement:
"“That Jay is one dangerous character.” “Word.”"
Origin
Old English word, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word’.
-word
[-word]
combiningform

denoting a word that may be offensive or have a negative connotation, specified by the word's first letter:
"the F-word"
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noun
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:
term
name
expression
designation
locution
turn of phrase
idiom
appellation
vocable
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something spoken or written; a remark or statement:
remark
comment
statement
utterance
observation
pronouncement
declaration
angry talk:
quarrel
argue
disagree
row
squabble
bicker
fight
wrangle
dispute
feud
cross swords
lock horns
clash
be at each other's throats
fall out
altercate
have a row
have a tiff
have a spat
have a barney
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a command, password, or signal:
instruction
order
command
signal
prompt
cue
tip-off
go-ahead
thumbs up
green light
high sign
decree
edict
mandate
bidding
will
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communication; news:
news
information
communication
intelligence
notice
message
report
communiqué
dispatch
bulletin
account
data
facts
info
tidings
advices
rumor
hearsay
talk
gossip
the word on the street
the lowdown
the gen
the dope
the poop
the grapevine
the scuttlebutt
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the text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script:
script
text
lyrics
libretto
verb
choose and use particular words in order to say or write (something):
phrase
express
put
couch
frame
set forth
formulate
style
say
utter
state
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