word /wɜrd/
1. a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
synset: word
2. a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
synset: word
3. information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
synset: news, intelligence, tidings, word
4. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"
synset: word
5. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
synset: discussion, give-and-take, word
6. a promise; "he gave his word"
synset: parole, word, word_of_honor
7. a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
synset: word
8. the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
9. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
synset: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
10. the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
synset: Bible, Christian_Bible, Book, Good_Book, Holy_Scripture, Holy_Writ, Scripture, Word_of_God, Word
1. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
synset: give_voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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