word

[ wurd ]
/ wɜrd /

noun

verb (used with object)

to express in words; select words to express; phrase: to word a contract with great care.

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’

OTHER WORDS FROM word

in·ter·word, adjective out·word, verb (used with object) well-word·ed, adjective

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 revelation Often 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

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)

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