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’
SYNONYMS FOR word
OTHER WORDS FROM word
in·ter·word, adjective out·word, verb (used with object) well-word·ed, adjectiveWords nearby word
Definition for word (2 of 2)
term of art
noun
a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
Also called
word of art.
See also
art1(def 9).
Example sentences from the Web for word
British Dictionary definitions for word (1 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
British Dictionary definitions for word (2 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
Idioms and Phrases with word
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