word
- noun
- /wɜrd/
- Can I have a word with you, sir?
- a few words
- exchanged a few words
- get the last word
First interaction, first word exchange of the day.
- First interaction, first word exchange of the day.
Examples
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I'm sorry to be calling so late, but I need to have a few words with you on a very important matter.
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May I have a word, brother?
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Before ending, I would like to say a word about the therapeutic aspects of this work.
Academic text (1990) -
I am a soldier who, with a single word, can tame people and animals.
Academic text (1999) -
What's the good word, Pasquale?
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She didn't say a word, but there was a look in her eyes...
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Her father spun around without a word, stalked to the door, and took down his hat.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was hoping I could have a quick word with you, if it's okay.
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First interaction, first word exchange of the day.
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On Saturday in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren said one word most other presidential candidates are avoiding.
Synonyms
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand
A discussion where people share ideas or feelings
A short angry conversation between two people
An honest serious conversation about difficult or important things
A short informal talk between people
A formal serious talk about a specific topic
A short informal talk to share or clear up something
A conversation between two or more people
An informal chat between people
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
Antonyms
Idioms
To think carefully about what you have done and decide to act differently
Compounds
- Formal
Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living
- Specialized
A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents
- Literature
Words or phrases that avoid saying something clearly and often make people believe something untrue
A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog
- Informal
A polite way to mention the word love when someone feels awkward saying it
- Specialized
A word from a small fixed set that helps show grammar, like in or and
- Specialized
A word that shows person, place and time compared to the speaker or listener
- Offensive
A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone
- Specialized
A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use
- Specialized
A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page
- Specialized
A general word that includes more specific words like bird for sparrow
- Slur
A rude word used to insult people with an intellectual disability, replaced by the letter R
- Specialized
A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'
How Long
- Formal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Word is also used for a short talk because a small set of 'things said' became a single 'word' in the sense of a quick exchange. So asking for 'a word' means asking for a short conversation.