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word / Word > 11 senses
NOUN1wordA unit of language that native speakers can identify
2wordA brief statement
3word, news, intelligence, tidingsNew information about specific and timely events
4Word, Son, LogosThe divine word of God
5word, parole, word of honorA promise
6word, password, watchword, parole, countersignA secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
7word, discussion, give-and-takeAn exchange of views on some topic
8Word, Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of GodThe sacred writings of the Christian religions
9wordA verbal command for action
10wordA word is a string of bits stored in computer memory
VERB1word, give voice, formulate, phrase, articulatePut into words or an expression
word / Word > pronunciation
Soundswer'd
RhymesAbelard, absurd, acquired, and 275 more rhymes in erd...
word > noun 1, communication
MeaningA unit of language that native speakers can identify.
Examples"words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Partssyllable; affix
Broaderlanguage unit, linguistic unit
Narroweranagram; anaphor; antonym, opposite word, opposite; back-formation; charade; cognate, cognate word; content word, open-class word; contraction; deictic, deictic word; derivative; diminutive; dirty word; disyllable, dissyllable; form, word form, signifier, descriptor; four-letter word, four-letter Anglo-Saxon word; function word, closed-class word; guide word, guideword, catchword; head, head word; headword; heteronym; holonym, whole name; homonym; hypernym, superordinate, superordinate word; hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word; key word; loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid; loanword, loan; meronym, part name; metonym; monosyllable, monosyllabic word; neologism, neology, coinage; nonce word, hapax legomenon; oxytone; palindrome; primitive; paroxytone; partitive; polysemant, polysemantic word, polysemous word; polysyllable, polysyllabic word; proparoxytone; quantifier; quantifier, logical quantifier; reduplication; retronym; substantive; synonym, equivalent word; term; terminology, nomenclature, language; trisyllable; troponym, manner name; vocable, spoken word; classifier; written word; syncategorem, syncategoreme
Adjectivesverbal; lexical; nonlexical
Verbsword
word > noun 2, communication
MeaningA brief statement.
Examples"he didn't say a word about it"
Broaderstatement
Verbsword
word > noun 3, communication
MeaningNew information about specific and timely events.
Synonymsnews, intelligence, tidings
Broaderinformation, info
Narrowergood word; latest; update
Word > noun 4, person
MeaningThe divine word of God. The second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus).
SynonymsSon, Logos
Instance ofhypostasis, hypostasis of Christ
InstancesMessiah; Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer
word > noun 5, communication
MeaningA promise.
Examples"he gave his word"
Synonymsparole, word of honor
Broaderpromise
word > noun 6, communication
MeaningA secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group.
Examples"he forgot the password"
Synonymspassword, watchword, parole, countersign
Broadersecret, arcanum; positive identification
word > noun 7, communication
MeaningAn exchange of views on some topic.
Examples"we had a word or two about it"
Synonymsdiscussion, give-and-take
Broaderspeech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
Narrowerargument, argumentation, debate; deliberation; conference, group discussion; panel discussion; postmortem, post-mortem; public discussion, ventilation; negotiation, dialogue, talks
Word > noun 8, communication
MeaningThe sacred writings of the Christian religions.
Examples"he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
SynonymsBible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God
PartsOld Testament; Testament; New Testament; text
Category ofcovenant; eisegesis; exegesis; Gabriel; Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, the Flood; demythologize, demythologise
Broadersacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
Narrowerfamily Bible
InstancesVulgate; Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version; Authorized Version, King James Version, King James Bible; Revised Version; New English Bible; American Standard Version, American Revised Version; Revised Standard Version
word > noun 9, communication
MeaningA verbal command for action.
Examples"when I give the word, charge!"
Broaderorder
word > noun 10, quantity
MeaningA word is a string of bits stored in computer memory.
Examples"large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
Part ofkilobyte, K, KB
Partsbyte
Broadercomputer memory unit
word > verb, communication
MeaningPut into words or an expression.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsgive voice, formulate, phrase, articulate
Broaderexpress, show, evince
Narrowerask; lexicalize, lexicalise; dogmatize, dogmatise; formularize, formularise; frame, redact, cast, put, couch
Nounswording; word; word

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