She was going to have to go through that whole painful process once more -- coming to terms with the word `never'.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
He had not been burdened with conscience; in the run-up to the 1987 crash no one could spell the word.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
She listened for a second, then turned to me and mouthed the word Marcus.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
As for my methods, speaking the Word is easy, because the Word is truth, the Sacraments are truth, the message is truth.
Patrick Ness THE CRASH OF HENNINGTON (2003)
All related terms of 'the word'
the c-word
the female genitals
the f-word
( intensifier )
the k-word
(in southern Africa) any Black African
the n-word
a hidden snag or hindrance
say the word
If someone says the word , they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen .
mum's the word
silence or secrecy is to be observed
pass the word
If you pass the word , you tell someone something that another person has told you.
the last word
the closing remark of a conversation or argument, esp a remark that supposedly settles an issue
from the word go
If you do something from the word go , you do it from the very beginning of a period of time or situation .
spread the word
If you spread the word , you tell people about something.
the operative word
If you describe a word as the operative word , you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation.
the Word of God
the 2nd person of the Trinity
the written word
writing rather than speaking
put the hard word on
to ask or demand something from
the last word in sth
If you say that something is the last word in luxury , comfort , or some other quality, you are emphasizing that it has a great deal of this quality.
the last word/the final word
If someone has the last word or the final word in a discussion , argument , or disagreement , they are the one who wins it or who makes the final decision .
not to know the meaning of the word
If you mention something and say that someone doesn't know the meaning of the word , you are emphasizing that they have never experienced the thing mentioned or do not have the quality mentioned.
someone does not know the meaning of the word
said to emphasize that someone does not have a particular quality or never had a particular kind of experience