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IPA transcription: ['wɚdz]
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Noun
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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”
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the words that are spoken
“I listened to his words very closely”
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information about recent and important events
“they awaited news of the outcome”
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an exchange of views on some topic
“we had a good discussion”
“we had a word or two about it”
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the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
“his compositions always started with the lyrics”
“he wrote both words and music”
“the song uses colloquial language”
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
“he went to carry the Word to the heathen”
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a brief statement
“he didn't say a word about it”
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an angry dispute
“they had a quarrel”
“they had words”
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a verbal command for action
“when I give the word, charge!”
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language that is spoken or written
“he has a gift for words”
“she put her thoughts into words”
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the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
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a promise
“he gave his word”
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words making up the dialogue of a play
“the actor forgot his speech”
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a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory
“large computers use words up to 64 bits long”
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a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
“he forgot the password”
Verb
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put into words or an expression
“He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”
Usage examples
- In other words, no drift estimation is needed.
- Those words were the cue for the actor to leave.
- Programmers like to write code; not words.
- As with Google Search, Froogle was instead monetized using Google's AdWords keyword advertising platform.
- If you follow these basic techniques, the biggest problem that remains is misrecognized words.
- He tries the words "itchy twitchy heart" and "herky jerky heart" but is unsatisfied.
- At the end of the game each player's collection of individual words is scored.
- Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.
- In other words, the cell clones itself.
- After a few cheerful words, Richard left us together.