word
word · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing.
- 2.
Something that someone says; a remark or statement.
- 3.
A promise or assurance.
- 4.
A command or instruction.
- 5.
News or information.
- 6.
To express something in particular words.
Forms
plural: words
Related words
Etymology
From Old English "word," from Proto-Germanic "wurdan," from Proto-Indo-European "werh-" meaning "to speak." Cognate with German "Wort," Dutch "woord," and Latin "verbum."