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Word

/ Word /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
"words are the blocks from which sentences are made"
"he hardly said ten words all morning"
Type of:
language unit linguistic unit
Kinds of:
anagram anaphor antonym opposite word opposite
Derived:
give voice formulate phrase articulate
noun Sense 2
a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory
"large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
Type of:
computer memory unit
Has parts:
kilobyte K KB
noun Sense 3
a brief statement
"he didn''t say a word about it"
Type of:
statement
Derived:
give voice formulate phrase articulate
noun Sense 4
a verbal command for action
"when I give the word, charge!"
Type of:
order
noun Sense 5
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
Type of:
hypostasis
Kinds of:
Messiah Jesus Jesus of Nazareth the Nazarene Jesus Christ
noun Sense 6
a promise
"he gave his word"
Type of:
promise
noun Sense 7
an exchange of views on some topic
"we had a good discussion"
"we had a word or two about it"
Type of:
speech speech communication spoken communication
Kinds of:
argument argumentation debate deliberation conference
Derived:
hash out discuss talk over
noun Sense 8
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
"he forgot the password"
Type of:
secret arcanum positive identification
verb Sense 9
put into words or an expression
"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
Type of:
express show evince
Kinds of:
ask lexicalize lexicalise dogmatize dogmatise
Derived:
articulation voice idiom idiomatic expression phrasal idiom
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 10
new information about specific and timely events
"they awaited news of the outcome"
Type of:
information info
Kinds of:
good word update
noun Sense 11
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
"he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Type of:
sacred text sacred writing religious writing
Kinds of:
family Bible Vulgate Douay Bible Douay Version Douay-Rheims Bible
Semantic Complexity
94%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

language unit linguistic unit anagram anaphor antonym opposite word opposite computer memory unit statement order hypostasis Messiah