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- [wurd]
- /wɜrd/
- /wɜːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurd]
- /wɜrd/
Definitions of word word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of WORD Microsoft Word 4
- noun word a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers. 1
- verb with object word to express in words; select words to express; phrase: to word a contract with great care. 1
- idioms word be as good as one's word, to hold to one's promises. 1
- idioms word eat one's words, to retract one's statement, especially with humility: They predicted his failure, but he made them eat their words. 1
- idioms word have a word, to talk briefly: Tell your aunt that I would like to have a word with her. 1
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Origin of word
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch woord, German Wort, Old Norse orth, Gothic waurd; akin to OPruss wirds, Latin verbum ‘word’, Lithuanian var̃das ‘name’
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Parts of speech for Word
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
word popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for word
verb word
- express — By express train or delivery service.
- phrase — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- couch — A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
- utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
adjective word
- lexical — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
noun word
- term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- expression — The process of making known one's thoughts or feelings.
- name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- concept — A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
Antonyms for word
noun word
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
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