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
Example sentences from the Web for words
British Dictionary definitions for words (1 of 3)
words
/ (wɜːdz) /
pl n
British Dictionary definitions for words (2 of 3)
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 words (3 of 3)
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 words
word