word
Definition of word:
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: noun
A single part of speech; an articulate sound, or combination of sounds, expressing an idea; a term; talk; discourse; promise; an order; signal; tidings; a message; a dispute; a declaration; a motto; a proverb.
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part of speech: noun
An oral or written sign expressing an idea or notion: talk, discourse: signal or sign: message: promise: declaration:-( pl.) verbal contention.
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Common misspellings:
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- wor (14.5%)
- wolrd (11.3%)
- wurd (1.1%)
- wrd (6.5%)
- tword (0.5%)
- wprd (1.1%)
- workd (10.2%)
- workind (0.5%)
- wourd (0.5%)
- worf (2.2%)
- ord (0.5%)
- worx (1.1%)
- wrod (18.3%)
- worl (1.1%)
- wird (3.8%)
- worde (3.2%)
- wored (2.2%)
- wors (2.2%)
- worrd (2.2%)
- wod (4.3%)
- worh (0.5%)
- wordd (2.2%)
- werd (3.2%)
- worls (0.5%)
- ords (1.1%)
- wordl (0.5%)
- worj (0.5%)
- woord (1.1%)
- worg (1.1%)
- owrd (1.1%)
- words (1.1%)
Usage examples for word:
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Mean's not the word for it.
"Wanderers" – Knut Hamsun -
But don't say a word of all this to the girls.
"The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly" – Margaret Burnham -
Don't believe a word you hear!
"Policeman Bluejay" – L. Frank Baum -
He looked up for a second while thinking of a word
"The Loom of Youth" – Alec Waugh
