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word

/wəːd

noun

1A 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’ why so many words for so few ideas?...

He attempted to say a few things, but none of the noises actually turned into words let alone sentences.
What kind of a person even gives that sort of nonsense the time of day, let alone writes six-hundred-odd words about it?
In her short time in this organized hell, Cassie understood the meaning of the word alone.

Synonyms

term, name, expression, designation, locution;

turn of phrase, idiom

formal appellation

rare vocable

1.1A single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms.He is a knowledge worker in all senses of the word and carries a message everyone involved in best practise in education should hear....

All I will say is that this movie was true in the basic sense of the word.

1.2 (usually words) Something spoken or written; a remark or statement: his grandfather’s words had been meant kindly a word of warning...

Nancy spoke specifically about the words offered by the senior minister at her church.
The Ministry of Justice subsequently released a statement condemning the words of Grigorov.
She later claimed that the press had distorted her words and repudiated the statement.

Synonyms

remark, comment, statement, utterance, observation, pronouncement, declaration

1.3 [with negative] (a word) Even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don’t believe a word of it...

No matter how many experts you throw at them, they won't believe a word spoken by them.
Steve's unchanged expression showed that he didn't believe a word Miles had just spoken.
The people who know me well don't believe a word of what is written by the media.

1.4 (words) Angry talk: her father would have had words with her about that...

After receiving a complaint we went down and had words with them.
When we got into a scuffle he had words with the both of us, but said nothing about the penalties he had given away.
I also had words with my manager, as he had changed the roster for next week without my consultation.

Synonyms

quarrel, argue, disagree, row, squabble, bicker, fight, wrangle, dispute, feud, have a row, cross swords, lock horns, clash, be at each other's throats

informal fall out, have a tiff, have a spat

British informal have a barney

archaic altercate

1.5 [mass noun] Speech as distinct from action: he conforms in word and deed to the values of a society that he rejects...

They reclaim a union between word and deed, utterance and action.
The crucial distinction between the fifties and sixties lay in word, not in deed.
But our past is fraught with his infidelity in word, in deed and most likely in his heart and mind.

2A command, password, or signal: someone gave me the word to start playing...

He gave her directions onto a narrow winding road, and told her to drive down it until he gave her the word to stop.

Synonyms

instruction, order, command;

signal, prompt, cue, tip-off

informal go-ahead, thumbs up, green light

North American informal high sign

command, order, decree, edict, mandate;

bidding, will

2.1 [mass noun] Communication; news: I was afraid to leave Edinburgh in case there was word from the War Office...

Mercury received word from Intel last week that the engineering firm is wanted on the job immediately.
You should know I live in a small community and that word travels fast around here.
His father said he passed word from a dispatcher to his son that they should stay low and that firefighters were working their way up.

Synonyms

news, information, communication, intelligence, notice;

message, report, communiqué, dispatch, bulletin, account;

data, facts

informal info, the gen, the low-down

North American informal the dope, the poop

literary tidings

archaic advices

rumour, hearsay, talk, gossip

informal the grapevine, the word on the street

North American informal the scuttlebutt

3 (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...

She was condemned on her word alone without proof and lacked defense counsel.
Sex offences can be difficult to prove or disprove as it often comes down to one person's word against the other's.
It's the attendant's word against that of a patient who can only communicate using ACC.

3.1A promise or assurance: everything will be taken care of—you have my word...

We can only do our best to hold the administration to its word.
When the waitress arrives, Beanie's mother remains true to her word and orders only coffee.
It is important that they be so, for science needs good communicators whose word can be trusted.

4 (words) The text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script: he had to learn his words...

What the audience sees and hears in the film is the first time an actor has performed and uttered those words.
When you see the casting tapes first it is weird because you are watching people speaking your words against a white plain background.
Performed without words, it is a deeply elemental, emotive and darkly comic piece of theatre.

Synonyms

script, text;

lyrics, libretto

5A basic unit of data in a computer, typically 16 or 32 bits long.

verb

[with object] Express (something spoken or written) in particular words: he words his request in a particularly ironic way (as adjective, with submodifier worded) a strongly worded letter of protest...

A strongly worded letter is to be sent to the county council asking for an explanation.
I ask the nurse for a scribbling pad and a pen and write out a carefully worded resignation.
We worded a letter in such a way that it was OK for them to let our citizens out.

Synonyms

phrase, express, put, couch, frame, set forth, formulate, style;

say, utter, state

exclamation informal

Used to express agreement or affirmation: Word, that’s a good record, man

Phrases

at a word

be as good as one's word

have a word

have a word in someone's ear

in other words

in so many words

in a word

keep one's word

a man/woman of his/her word

(on/upon) my word

of few words

put something into words

put words into someone's mouth

spread the word

take someone at their word

take the words out of someone's mouth

take someone's word (for it)

too —— for words

waste words

the Word (of God)

word for word

word gets (or goes) around

word of honour

word of mouth

the word on the street

words fail me

a word to the wise

Phrasal verbs

word up

Derivatives

wordage

/ˈwəːdɪdʒ/ noun ...

O'Dell wrote it in a fund-raising letter so its veracity and exact wordage are not in doubt.
He was once commissioned to write a history of West Indies cricket, but got so immersed in the research that he overran the wordage by several thousand.
It's not that I don't have the vocabulary - I'm actually pretty proud of my wordage - but I'm just not adept at using those words effectively.

wordlessly

/ˈwəːdləsli

/ adverb ...

He took the shovel from me and wordlessly filled the hole in, even spread some snow overtop to make it look undisturbed.
Afterwards he went around, palm up, wordlessly asking for something, anything.
Nearby, a woman and her daughter clasped each other, crying wordlessly.

wordlessness

/ˈwəːdləsnəs/ noun ...

My problem is that the bouts of wordlessness are getting more frequent, and it leaves me wondering if it will it be worth carrying on.
One can never really write about suffering; and death, by definition, takes us into the realm of wordlessness.
First, the wordlessness of the film clips has an extraordinary, incalculable effect.

Origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum 'word'.

Word is ultimately related to Latin verbum, the source of verb (Late Middle English), proverb (Middle English) the ‘pro’ here having the sense ‘put forth’, and verbal (Late Middle English). ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’ are the first words of the Gospel of John, which continues: ‘And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth.’ To eat your words is first found in a 1571 translation of a work by the French Protestant theologian John Calvin: ‘God eateth not his word when he hath once spoken.’ A word in your ear is of similar vintage, coming from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: ‘Come you hither sirra, a word in your ear, sir’. People sometimes say a word to the wise or a word to the wise is enough to imply that only a hint or brief explanation is required. The wording of the first English use, at the start of the 16th century, was ‘Few words may serve the wise’, although the concept was expressed much earlier than that in the Latin saying verbum sapienti sat est, sometimes shortened to verb sap.

单词	word
释义	word /wəːd / noun 1A 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’ why so many words for so few ideas?... He attempted to say a few things, but none of the noises actually turned into words let alone sentences. What kind of a person even gives that sort of nonsense the time of day, let alone writes six-hundred-odd words about it? In her short time in this organized hell, Cassie understood the meaning of the word alone. Synonyms term, name, expression, designation, locution; turn of phrase, idiom formal appellation rare vocable 1.1A single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms.He is a knowledge worker in all senses of the word and carries a message everyone involved in best practise in education should hear.... All I will say is that this movie was true in the basic sense of the word. 1.2 (usually words) Something spoken or written; a remark or statement: his grandfather’s words had been meant kindly a word of warning... Nancy spoke specifically about the words offered by the senior minister at her church. The Ministry of Justice subsequently released a statement condemning the words of Grigorov. She later claimed that the press had distorted her words and repudiated the statement. Synonyms remark, comment, statement, utterance, observation, pronouncement, declaration 1.3 [with negative] (a word) Even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don’t believe a word of it... No matter how many experts you throw at them, they won't believe a word spoken by them. Steve's unchanged expression showed that he didn't believe a word Miles had just spoken. The people who know me well don't believe a word of what is written by the media. 1.4 (words) Angry talk: her father would have had words with* her about that... After receiving a complaint we went down and had words with them. When we got into a scuffle he had words with the both of us, but said nothing about the penalties he had given away. I also had words with my manager, as he had changed the roster for next week without my consultation. Synonyms quarrel, argue, disagree, row, squabble, bicker, fight, wrangle, dispute, feud, have a row, cross swords, lock horns, clash, be at each other's throats informal* fall out, have a tiff, have a spat British informal have a barney archaic altercate 1.5 [mass noun] Speech as distinct from action: he conforms in word and deed to the values of a society that he rejects... They reclaim a union between word and deed, utterance and action. The crucial distinction between the fifties and sixties lay in word, not in deed. But our past is fraught with his infidelity in word, in deed and most likely in his heart and mind. 2A command, password, or signal: someone gave me the word* to start playing... He gave her directions onto a narrow winding road, and told her to drive down it until he gave her the word to stop. Synonyms instruction, order, command; signal, prompt, cue, tip-off informal* go-ahead, thumbs up, green light North American informal high sign command, order, decree, edict, mandate; bidding, will 2.1 [mass noun] Communication; news: I was afraid to leave Edinburgh in case there was word from the War Office... Mercury received word from Intel last week that the engineering firm is wanted on the job immediately. You should know I live in a small community and that word travels fast around here. His father said he passed word from a dispatcher to his son that they should stay low and that firefighters were working their way up. Synonyms news, information, communication, intelligence, notice; message, report, communiqué, dispatch, bulletin, account; data, facts informal info, the gen, the low-down North American informal the dope, the poop literary tidings archaic advices rumour, hearsay, talk, gossip informal the grapevine, the word on the street North American informal the scuttlebutt 3 (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... She was condemned on her word alone without proof and lacked defense counsel. Sex offences can be difficult to prove or disprove as it often comes down to one person's word against the other's. It's the attendant's word against that of a patient who can only communicate using ACC. 3.1A promise or assurance: everything will be taken care of—you have my word... We can only do our best to hold the administration to its word. When the waitress arrives, Beanie's mother remains true to her word and orders only coffee. It is important that they be so, for science needs good communicators whose word can be trusted. 4 (words) The text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script: he had to learn his words... What the audience sees and hears in the film is the first time an actor has performed and uttered those words. When you see the casting tapes first it is weird because you are watching people speaking your words against a white plain background. Performed without words, it is a deeply elemental, emotive and darkly comic piece of theatre. Synonyms script, text; lyrics, libretto 5A basic unit of data in a computer, typically 16 or 32 bits long. verb [with object] Express (something spoken or written) in particular words: he words his request in a particularly ironic way (as adjective, with submodifier worded) a strongly worded letter of protest... A strongly worded letter is to be sent to the county council asking for an explanation. I ask the nurse for a scribbling pad and a pen and write out a carefully worded resignation. We worded a letter in such a way that it was OK for them to let our citizens out. Synonyms phrase, express, put, couch, frame, set forth, formulate, style; say, utter, state exclamation informal Used to express agreement or affirmation: Word, that’s a good record, man Phrases at a word be as good as one's word have a word have a word in someone's ear in other words in so many words in a word keep one's word a man/woman of his/her word (on/upon) my word of few words put something into words put words into someone's mouth spread the word take someone at their word take the words out of someone's mouth take someone's word (for it) too —— for words waste words the Word (of God) word for word word gets (or goes) around word of honour word of mouth the word on the street words fail me a word to the wise Phrasal verbs word up Derivatives wordage /ˈwəːdɪdʒ/ noun ... O'Dell wrote it in a fund-raising letter so its veracity and exact wordage are not in doubt. He was once commissioned to write a history of West Indies cricket, but got so immersed in the research that he overran the wordage by several thousand. It's not that I don't have the vocabulary - I'm actually pretty proud of my wordage - but I'm just not adept at using those words effectively. wordlessly /ˈwəːdləsli / adverb ... He took the shovel from me and wordlessly filled the hole in, even spread some snow overtop to make it look undisturbed. Afterwards he went around, palm up, wordlessly asking for something, anything. Nearby, a woman and her daughter clasped each other, crying wordlessly. wordlessness /ˈwəːdləsnəs/ noun ... My problem is that the bouts of wordlessness are getting more frequent, and it leaves me wondering if it will it be worth carrying on. One can never really write about suffering; and death, by definition, takes us into the realm of wordlessness. First, the wordlessness of the film clips has an extraordinary, incalculable effect. Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum 'word'. Word is ultimately related to Latin verbum, the source of verb (Late Middle English), proverb (Middle English) the ‘pro’ here having the sense ‘put forth’, and verbal (Late Middle English). ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’ are the first words of the Gospel of John, which continues: ‘And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth.’ To eat your words is first found in a 1571 translation of a work by the French Protestant theologian John Calvin: ‘God eateth not his word when he hath once spoken.’ A word in your ear is of similar vintage, coming from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: ‘Come you hither sirra, a word in your ear, sir’. People sometimes say a word to the wise or a word to the wise is enough to imply that only a hint or brief explanation is required. The wording of the first English use, at the start of the 16th century, was ‘Few words may serve the wise’, although the concept was expressed much earlier than that in the Latin saying verbum sapienti sat est, sometimes shortened to *verb sap*. Rhymes absurd, bird, Byrd, curd, engird, gird, Heard, herd, Kurd, misheard, nerd, overheard, reheard, third, undergird, undeterred, unheard, unstirred
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word

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Phrasal verbs

Derivatives

wordage

wordlessly

wordlessness

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