Cos'è word?
Cos'è word?
- A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.
- Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment: May I say a word about that?
- Computer Science A set of bits constituting the smallest unit of addressable memory.
- Discourse or talk; speech: Actions speak louder than words.
- Music The text of a vocal composition; lyrics.
- An assurance or promise; sworn intention: She has kept her word.
- A command or direction; an order: gave the word to retreat.
- A verbal signal; a password or watchword.
- News: Any word on your promotion? See Synonyms at news.
- Rumor: Word has it they're divorcing.
- Hostile or angry remarks made back and forth.
- Used euphemistically in combination with the initial letter of a term that is considered offensive or taboo or that one does not want to utter: "Although economists here will not call it a recession yet, the dreaded 'R' word is beginning to pop up in the media” ( Francine S. Kiefer).
- See Logos.
- The Scriptures; the Bible.
- To express in words: worded the petition carefully.
- Slang Used to express approval or an affirmative response to something. Sometimes used with up.
- at a word In immediate response.
- good word A favorable comment: She put in a good word for me.
- good word Favorable news.
- have no words for To be unable to describe or talk about.
- in a word In short; in summary: In a word, the situation is serious.
- in so many words In precisely those words; exactly: hinted at impending indictments but did not say it in so many words.
- in so many words Speaking candidly and straightforwardly: In so many words, the weather has been beastly.
- of few words Not conversational or loquacious; laconic: a person of few words.
- of (one's) word Displaying personal dependability: a woman of her word.