Word
/wərd/
noun
A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
SYNONYMS
Speech as distinct from action:
he conforms in word and deed to the values of a society that he rejects
MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
(a word)
Even the smallest amount of something spoken or written:
don’t believe a word of it
(one's word)
A person’s account of the truth, especially when it differs from that of another person:
in court it would have been his word against mine
(one's word)
A promise or assurance:
everything will be taken care of—you have my word
(words)
The text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script:
he had to learn his words
he had to learn his words
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