- word
- In.independent, meaningful linguistic form
1) to coin a word
2) to pronounce, say, utter; write a word (to say a few words about smt.)
3) to mispronounce a word
4) to distort smb.'s words
5) to not mince any words ('to speak frankly')
6) angry, cross, sharp; choice; fighting; harsh; hasty; heated, hot; high-sounding; hollow, hypocritical; sincere; weasel words
7) an archaic, obsolete; borrowed; compound; dialectal, regional; foreign; four-letter, obscene; function; ghost; monosyllabic; native; nonce; portmanteau; simple; taboo word
8) a guide word (at the top of a page in a dictionary, reference work)
9) (misc.) (upon) my word ('really'); to hang on (to) smb.'s words ('to listen to smb. very attentively'); in so many words ('precisely'); of few words ('not talkative'); word for word ('verbatim'); she took the words right out of my mouth ('she said exactly what I wanted to say'); a household ('common') word; to get a word in edgewise (AE)/edgeways (BE) ('to manage to say smt. in a dispute'); to have the last word ('to conclude an argument'); to put in a good word for smb. ('to plead smb.'s case'); in a word ('briefly'); a play on words ('a pun'); begin at the word go; one's dying words
promise10) to give one's word
11) to take smb.'s word; to take smb. at her/his word
12) to break one's word
13) one's solemn word; one's word of honor
14) one's word that + clause (she gave me her word that she would deliver the message)
15) of one's word (she's a woman of her word) ('she keeps her promises')
command16) to give the word
information, news17) to bring; send word
18) to breathe, say a word (don't breathe a word about it to anyone)
19) to get word (we got advance word that the contract would be signed)
20) the latest word
21) advance word
22) word about, of (there was no word of the incident in the newspapers; she would like to say a few words about the incident)
23) word that + clause (they sent word that they would be late)
conversationUSAGE NOTE: The construction I'd like to have a word with you usu. indicates that the conversation will be of a serious nature. Compare I had words with him 'I had an argument with him'.24) to have a word with smb. about smt. (see also words)
IIv. to word smt. strongly
* * *[wɜːd]a household ('common') wordbegin at the word goborroweddialectalfour-letterhastyheatedhigh-soundingmonosyllabicnonceobsoleteone's dying wordsone's word of honorportmanteauregionalsend wordsinceretaboo wordto take smb. at her/his wordweasel wordsa play on words ('a pun')in a word ('briefly')of few words ('not talkative')in so many words ('precisely')she took the words right out of my mouth ('she said exactly what I wanted to say')to have the last word ('to conclude an argument')to hang on (to) smb.'s words ('to listen to smb. very attentively')to get a word in edgewise (AE) /edgeways ('to manage to say smt. in a dispute'; BE)to put in a good word for smb. ('to plead smb. 's case')word for word ('verbatim')say a word (don't breathe a word about it to anyone)of (there was no word of the incident in the newspapers; she would like to say a few words about the incident)write a word (to say a few words about smt.)['command'] to give the word['independent, meaningful linguistic form'] to coin a word['information, news'] to bring['promise'] to give one's wordadvance wordan archaicone's solemn wordthe latest wordto break one's wordto breatheto distort smb. 's wordsto mispronounce a wordto pronounceto take smb. 's wordto word smt. stronglyword about(misc.) (upon) my word ('really')of one's word ('she keeps her promises'; she's a woman of her word)to not mince any words ('to speak frankly')['conversation'] to have a word with smb. (USAGE NOTE: The construction I'd like to have a word with you usu. indicates that the conversation will be of a serious nature. Compare I had words with him 'I had an argument with him'.; see also words)a guide word (at the top of a page in a dictionary, reference work)one's word that + clause (she gave me her word that she would deliver the message)word that + clause (they sent word that they would be late)to get word (we got advance word that the contract would be signed)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
