word
[ wurd ]
/ wɜrd /
noun
verb (used with object)
to express in words; select words to express; phrase: to word a contract with great care.
Words nearby word
Idioms for word
Origin of word
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’
SYNONYMS FOR word
OTHER WORDS FROM word
in·ter·word, adjectiveout·word, verb (used with object)well-word·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for at a word (1 of 2)
Word
/ (wɜːd) /
noun the Word
Christianity the 2nd person of the Trinity
Scripture, the Bible, or the Gospels as embodying or representing divine revelationOften called: the Word of God
Word Origin for Word
translation of Greek logos, as in John 1:1
British Dictionary definitions for at a word (2 of 2)
word
/ (wɜːd) /
noun
verb
(tr) to state in words, usually specially selected ones; phrase
(tr often foll by up) Australian informal to inform or advise (a person)
See also words
Word Origin for word
Old English word; related to Old High German wort, Old Norse orth, Gothic waurd, Latin verbum, Sanskrit vratá command
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Idioms and Phrases with at a word (1 of 2)
at a word
In immediate response, at an instant. For example, At a word from the captain they lined up in order. [c. 1300]
Idioms and Phrases with at a word (2 of 2)
word
In addition to the idioms beginning with word
- word for word
- word of honor
- word of mouth, by
- words fail me
- words of one syllable, in
- words stick in one's throat
- words to that effect
- word to the wise, a
also see:
- actions speak louder than words
- at a loss (for words)
- at a word
- break one's word
- eat one's words
- famous last words
- fighting words
- four-letter word
- from the word go
- get a word in edgewise
- give the word
- go back on (one's word)
- good as one's word
- hang on someone's words
- have a word with
- have words with
- in brief (a word)
- in other words
- in so many words
- keep one's word
- last word
- leave word
- man of his word
- mark my words
- mince matters (words)
- mum's the word
- not breathe a word
- not open one's mouth (utter a word)
- of few words
- picture is worth a thousand words
- play on words
- put in a good word
- put into words
- put words in someone's mouth
- swallow one's words
- take someone at his or her word
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- true to (one's word)
- weasel word
- weigh one's words
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