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word       [wurd] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes blackʹbirdʹ from blackʹ birdʹ. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
2.words,
a.speech or talk: to express one's emotion in words; Words mean little when action is called for.
b.the text or lyrics of a song as distinguished from the music.
c.contentious or angry speech; a quarrel: We had words and she walked out on me.
3.a short talk or conversation: Marston, I'd like a word with you.
4.an expression or utterance: a word of warning.
5.warrant, assurance, or promise: I give you my word I'll be there.
6.news; tidings; information: We received word of his death.
7.a verbal signal, as a password, watchword, or countersign.
8.an authoritative utterance, or command: His word was law.
9.Also called machine word. Computers. a string of bits, characters, or bytes treated as a single entity by a computer, particularly for numeric purposes.
10.(initial capital letter) Also called the Word, the Word of God.
a.the Scriptures; the Bible.
b.the Logos.
c.the message of the gospel of Christ.
11.a proverb or motto.
–verb (used with object)
12.to express in words; select words to express; phrase: to word a contract with great care.
—Idioms
13.at a word, in immediate response to an order or request; in an instant: At a word they came to take the situation in hand.
14.be as good as one's word, to hold to one's promises.
15.eat one's words, to retract one's statement, esp. with humility: They predicted his failure, but he made them eat their words.
16.have a word, to talk briefly: Tell your aunt that I would like to have a word with her.
17.have no words for, to be unable to describe: She had no words for the sights she had witnessed.
18.in a word, in summary; in short: In a word, there was no comparison. Also, in one word.
19.in so many words, in unequivocal terms; explicitly: She told them in so many words to get out.
20.keep one's word, to fulfill one's promise: I said I'd meet the deadline, and I kept my word.
21.man of his word or woman of her word, a person who can be trusted to keep a promise; a reliable person.
22.my word! or upon my word! (used as an exclamation of surprise or astonishment.)
23.of few words, laconic; taciturn: a woman of few words but of profound thoughts.
24.of many words, talkative; loquacious; wordy: a person of many words but of little wit.
25.put in a good word for, to speak favorably of; commend: He put in a good word for her with the boss. Also, put in a word for.
26.take one at one's word, to take a statement to be literal and true.
27.take the words out of one's mouth, to say exactly what another person was about to say.
28.weigh one's words, to choose one's words carefully in speaking or writing: It was an important message, and he was weighing his words.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE; c. D woord, G Wort, ON orth, Goth waurd; akin to OPruss wirds, L verbum word, Lith var̃das name]

—Synonyms 4. statement, declaration. 5. pledge. 6. message, report, account. 7. catchword, shibboleth.
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Lo·gos       (lō'gōs', lŏg'ŏs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Philosophy
    1. In pre-Socratic philosophy, the principle governing the cosmos, the source of this principle, or human reasoning about the cosmos.
    2. Among the Sophists, the topics of rational argument or the arguments themselves.
    3. In Stoicism, the active, material, rational principle of the cosmos; nous. Identified with God, it is the source of all activity and generation and is the power of reason residing in the human soul.
    4. In biblical Judaism, the word of God, which itself has creative power and is God's medium of communication with the human race.
    5. In Hellenistic Judaism, a hypostasis associated with divine wisdom.
  2. Judaism
    1. In biblical Judaism, the word of God, which itself has creative power and is God's medium of communication with the human race.
    2. In Hellenistic Judaism, a hypostasis associated with divine wisdom.
  3. Christianity In Saint John's Gospel, especially in the prologue (1:1-14), the creative word of God, which is itself God and incarnate in Jesus. Also called Word.


[Greek; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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word       (wûrd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.
  2. Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment: May I say a word about that?
  3. Computer Science A set of bits constituting the smallest unit of addressable memory.
  4. words Discourse or talk; speech: Actions speak louder than words.
  5. words Music The text of a vocal composition; lyrics.
  6. An assurance or promise; sworn intention: She has kept her word.
    1. A command or direction; an order: gave the word to retreat.
    2. A verbal signal; a password or watchword.
    3. News: Any word on your promotion? See Synonyms at news.
    4. Rumor: Word has it they're divorcing.
    5. See Logos.
    6. The Scriptures; the Bible.
    1. News: Any word on your promotion? See Synonyms at news.
    2. Rumor: Word has it they're divorcing.
    3. See Logos.
    4. The Scriptures; the Bible.
  9. words Hostile or angry remarks made back and forth.
  10. Used euphemistically in combination with the initial letter of a term that is considered offensive or taboo or that one does not want to utter: "Although economists here will not call it a recession yet, the dreaded 'R' word is beginning to pop up in the media" (Francine S. Kiefer).
  11. Word
    1. See Logos.
    2. The Scriptures; the Bible.

tr.v.   word·ed, word·ing, words
To express in words: worded the petition carefully.

interj.   Slang Used to express approval or an affirmative response to something. Sometimes used with up.


[Middle English, from Old English; see wer-5 in Indo-European roots.]

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word 
O.E. word "speech, talk, utterance, word," from P.Gmc. *wurdan (cf. O.S., O.Fris. word, Du. woord, O.H.G., Ger. wort, O.N. orð, Goth. waurd), from PIE *were- "speak, say" (see verb). The meaning "promise" was in O.E., as was the theological sense. In the plural, the meaning "verbal altercation" (as in to have words with someone) dates from 1462. Wordy is O.E. wordig "verbose." Wording "choice of words" apparently was coined by Milton (in "Eikonoklastes," 1649). Word processor first recorded 1970. A word to the wise is from L. phrase verbum sapienti satis est "a word to the wise is enough." Word of mouth is recorded from c.1553.

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noun
1. a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" 
2. a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it" 
3. information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: news] 
4. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!" 
5. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: discussion] 
6. a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole] 
7. a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long" 
8. the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) [syn: Son] 
9. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password] 
10. the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: Bible] 

verb
1. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: give voice] 

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In addition to the idioms beginning with work, also see all in a day's work; all work and no play; at work; busy work; dirty work; get down to (work); good works; gum up (the works); have one's work cut out; in the works; make short work of; many hands make light work; out of work; shoot the works; the works; turn (work) out all right.


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A fundamental unit of storage in a computer. The size of a word in a particular computer architecture is one of its chief distinguishing characteristics.
The size of a word is usually the same as the width of the computer's data bus so it is possible to read or write a word in a single operation. An instruction is usually one or more words long and a word can be used to hold a whole number of characters. These days, this nearly always means a whole number of bytes (eight bits), most often 32 or 64 bits. In the past when six bit character sets were used, a word might be a multiple of six bits, e.g. 24 bits (four characters) in the ICL 1900 series.
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Word\, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G. wort, Icel. or[eth], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa['u]rd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. "rh`twr an orator. Cf. Verb.]

1. The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable. "A glutton of words." --Piers Plowman.

You cram these words into mine ears, against The stomach of my sense. --Shak.

Amongst men who confound their ideas with words, there must be endless disputes. --Locke.

2. Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.

3. pl. Talk; discourse; speech; language.

Why should calamity be full of words? --Shak.

Be thy words severe; Sharp as he merits, but the sword forbear. --Dryden.

4. Account; tidings; message; communication; information; -- used only in the singular.

I pray you . . . bring me word thither How the world goes. --Shak.

5. Signal; order; command; direction.

Give the word through. --Shak.

6. Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise.

Obey thy parents; keep thy word justly. --Shak.

I know you brave, and take you at your word. --Dryden.

I desire not the reader should take my word. --Dryden.

7. pl. Verbal contention; dispute.

Some words there grew 'twixt Somerset and me. --Shak.

8. A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence.

All the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. --Gal. v. 14.

She said; but at the happy word "he lives," My father stooped, re-fathered, o'er my wound. --Tennyson.

There is only one other point on which I offer a word of remark. --Dickens.

By word of mouth, orally; by actual speaking. --Boyle.

Compound word. See under Compound, a.

Good word, commendation; favorable account. "And gave the harmless fellow a good word." --Pope.

In a word, briefly; to sum up.

In word, in declaration; in profession. "Let us not love in word, . . . but in deed and in truth." --1 John iii. 8.

Nuns of the Word Incarnate (R. C. Ch.), an order of nuns founded in France in 1625, and approved in 1638. The order, which also exists in the United States, was instituted for the purpose of doing honor to the "Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God."

The word, or The Word. (Theol.) (a) The gospel message; esp., the Scriptures, as a revelation of God. "Bold to speak the word without fear." --Phil. i. 14. (b) The second person in the Trinity before his manifestation in time by the incarnation; among those who reject a Trinity of persons, some one or all of the divine attributes personified. --John i. 1.

To eat one's words, to retract what has been said.

To have the words for, to speak for; to act as spokesman. [Obs.] "Our host hadde the wordes for us all." --Chaucer.

Word blindness (Physiol.), inability to understand printed or written words or symbols, although the person affected may be able to see quite well, speak fluently, and write correctly. --Landois & Stirling.

Word deafness (Physiol.), inability to understand spoken words, though the person affected may hear them and other sounds, and hence is not deaf.

Word dumbness (Physiol.), inability to express ideas in verbal language, though the power of speech is unimpaired.

Word for word, in the exact words; verbatim; literally; exactly; as, to repeat anything word for word.

Word painting, the act of describing an object fully and vividly by words only, so as to present it clearly to the mind, as if in a picture.

Word picture, an accurate and vivid description, which presents an object clearly to the mind, as if in a picture.

Word square, a series of words so arranged that they can be read vertically and horizontally with like results.

Note: H E A R T E M B E R A B U S E R E S I N T R E N T (A word square)

Syn: See Term.

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Word\, v. i. To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute. [R.]

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Word\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wording.]

1. To express in words; to phrase.

The apology for the king is the same, but worded with greater deference to that great prince. --Addison.

2. To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words. [Obs.] --Howell.

3. To flatter with words; to cajole. [Obs.] --Shak.

To word it, to bandy words; to dispute. [Obs.] "To word it with a shrew." --L'Estrange.

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