| word | (noun) a unit of language that native speakers can identify | - |
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| (noun) a promise | Synonyms: parole, word of honor |
| (noun) information about recent and important events | Synonyms: intelligence, news, tidings |
| (noun) a brief statement | - |
| (noun) an exchange of views on some topic | Synonyms: discussion, give-and-take |
| (noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: countersign, parole, password, watchword |
| (noun) a verbal command for action | - |
| (noun) a string of bits stored in computer memory | - |
| wordbook | (noun) a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) | - |
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| wordfinder | (noun) a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of | Synonyms: word finder |
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| wordiness | (noun) boring verbosity | Synonyms: long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, windiness |
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| wording | (noun) the manner in which something is expressed in words | Synonyms: choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage |
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| wordmonger | (noun) a writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning | - |
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| wordnet | (noun) any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet | - |
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| wordplay | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: paronomasia, pun, punning |
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| words | (noun) words making up the dialogue of a play | Synonyms: actor's line, speech |
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| (noun) an angry dispute | Synonyms: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, wrangle |
| (noun) the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | Synonyms: language, lyric |
| (noun) the words that are spoken | - |
| (noun) language that is spoken or written | - |
| wordsmith | (noun) a fluent and prolific writer | - |
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