word
n. countablen. a single unit of language that has a specific meaning. You use words to build sentences when you speak or write.
n. a distinct, meaningful element of speech or writing, typically used with others to form sentences. In computing, it refers to a fixed-sized unit of data handled by a processor.
I do not know the meaning of this word.
The teacher asked the students to write down every word they heard during the short audio clip.
Linguistic analysis often begins by categorising each word according to its grammatical function within the broader syntactic structure of the sentence.
Semantic loan from Koine Greek λόγος (lógos).
Ellipsis of Microsoft Word; from word.
Commonly used with the preposition 'for' when asking about translations or definitions.
I have many words to tell you.I have a lot to tell you.Learners often use 'words' to mean 'information' or 'things to say', but 'word' in the singular is used for news or messages.