(n): (language) communication by word of mouth
(n): the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
(n): the words of something written
(n): language that is spoken or written
(n): a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
(n): an angry dispute
(n): a disagreement or argument about something important
(n): words making up the dialogue of a play
(n): text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
(n): a unit of language that native speakers can identify
(n): one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
(n): a brief statement
(n): a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
(n): information about recent and important events
(n): a message received and understood
(n): a verbal command for action
(n): (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
(n): an exchange of views on some topic
(n): (language) communication by word of mouth
(n): a promise
(n): a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
(n): a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory
(n): a unit for measuring computer memory
(n): the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
(n): any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
(n): a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
(n): evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
(n): information known only to a special group
(n): the sacred writings of the Christian religions
(n): writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
word
(v): put into words or an expression
(v): give expression to
"A barren superfluity of words."
Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719), The Dispensary
Did anyone happen to notice what the 200,000th unique word was? It would have been nine before desensitized.
WeirdNet strikes again: word has it words can be written down too.
Polonius: What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Scene Two.
Shakespeare.
Words - things to kill time until our emotions render us inarticulate.
Thank you Arthur Somers Roche.
A different slant on words: here