English-Thai Dictionary
Wordsworth
N กวี อังกฤษ ใน ช่วง ปี ค .ศ 1770-1850 ka-we-ang-kriad-nai-chung-pe-1770-1850
word
N ข่าวลือ คำ ซุบซิบ คำ นินทา gossip rumor kao-lue
word
N ข่าวสาร ข้อมูล ข่าว information message news kao-san
word
N คำ kam
word
N คำ บอก รหัส รหัส คำยินยอม ให้ ผ่าน kan-bok-ra-had
word
N คำสัญญา คำรับรอง คำ รับประกัน assurance guarantee promise kham-san-ya
word
N คำสั่ง คำบัญชา kam-sang
word
VT พูด แถลง อธิบาย โดย ใช้ คำพูด express phrase phud
word for word
IDM คำต่อคำ ทุก คำพูด ทุก คำ kam-tor-kam
word order
N ลำดับ คำ ใน ประโยค อนุประโยค หรือ วลี การ เรียงลำดับ ของ คำ ใน ประโยค อนุประโยค หรือ วลี lam-dub-nai-pra-yok-ar-nu-pa-yok-wa-le
word processing
N การ สร้าง จัดเก็บ แก้ และ พิมพ์ คำ ข้อความ โดย ใช้ คอมพิวเตอร์ kan-sang-jad-keb-kea-pim
word processor
N อุปกรณ์ อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ เพื่อ สร้าง จัดเก็บ ตรวจแก้ พิมพ์ คำ ข้อความ (ทาง คอมพิวเตอร์ โปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์ ที่ ใช้ ใน การประมวลผล ข้อความ u-pa-kon-e-lek-to-nik-puea-sang-kea-kor-kwam
word-hoard
N คำศัพท์ ทั้งหมด ที่ คน สามารถ ใช้ หรือ เข้าใจ ได้ kam-sad-tang-mod-ti-kon-sa-mad-kao-jai-dai
word-perfect
ADJ ถูกต้อง ทุก คำ tuk-tong-tuk-kam
wordbook
N พจนานุกรม หนังสือ คำศัพท์ ปทานุกรม dictionary lexicon vocabulary pod-ja-na-nu-klom
wordily
ADV อย่าง ใช้ คำ ยืดยาว อย่าง ใช้ คำ มากเกินไป redundantly verbosely yang-chai-kam-yuad-yao
wordiness
N การ ใช้ คำ ฟุ่มเฟือย redundance redundancy kan-chai-kam-fuam-fuai
wording
N การ ใช้ คำ (โดย ผู้เขียน หรือ ผู้พูด การ เลือก ใช้ คำ (โดย ผู้เขียน หรือ ผู้พูด diction phraseology phrasing kan-chai-kam
wordless
ADJ ซึ่ง เงียบ ซึ่ง ไม่ พูด ซึ่ง ไม่มี ถ้อยคำ inarticulate speechless silent loquacious talkative sueng-ngib
wordlessly
ADV อย่าง จน ถ้อยคำ อย่างไร้ ถ้อยคำ silently yang-jon-toi-kam
wordlessness
N การ ไร้ ถ้อยคำ kan-rai-toi-kam
wordmonger
N นักพูด หรือ นักเขียน ที่ ใช้ คำ ฟุ่มเฟือย เกินไป (คำ โบรา ณ nak-phud-rue-nak-kian-ti-chai-kam-fuam-fuai
wordplay
N การ เล่นคำ การ เล่นลิ้น การ เล่นสำนวน paronomasia pun kan-len-kam
words
N คำพูด แบบ ฉุนๆ คำพูด โต้เถียง คำ โต้แย้ง argument dispute quarrel ka-phud-beab-chub-chub
words
N สุนทรพจน์ การ พูด speech talk suan-tor-ra-pod
words
N เนื้อเพลง เนื้อร้อง nuan-palng
wordsmith
N ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ด้าน การ ใช้ คำ เช่น นักเขียน นักหนังสือพิมพ์ phu-chaio-chan-dan-kan-chai-kam
wordy
ADJ ซึ่ง ใช้ คำ มากเกินไป ซึ่ง ใช้ คำ ฟุ่มเฟือย sueng-chai-kam-mak-koen-pai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WORD
n.[G., L., to speak. A word is that which is uttered or thrown out. ] 1. An articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language. Thus a in English is a word; but few words consist of one letter only. Most words consist of tow or more letters, as go, do, shall, called monosyllables, or of two or more syllables, as honor, goodness, amiable.
2. The letter or letters, written or printed, which represent a sound or combination of sounds.
3. A short discourse.
Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two?
4. Talk; discourse.
Why should calamity be full of words?
Be thy words severe.
5. Dispute; verbal contention; as, some words grew between us.
6. Language; living speech; oral expression. The message was delivered by word of mouth.
7. Promise. He gave me his word he would pay me.
Obey they parents; keep thy word justly.
8. Signal; order; command.
Give the word through.
9. Account; tidings; message. Bring me word what is the issue of the contest.
1 . Declaration; purpose expressed.
I know you brave, and take you at your word.
11. Declaration; affirmation.
I desire not the reader should take my word.
12. The Scripture; divine revelation, or any part of it. This is called the word of God.
13. Christ. John 1:1, 14.
14. A motto; a short sentence; a proverb.
A good word, commendation; favorable account.
And gave the harmless fellow a good word.
In word, in declaration only.
Let us not love in word only, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18.
WORD
v.i.To dispute. [Little used. ]
WORD
v.t.To express in words. Take care to word ideas with propriety. The apology of the king is the same, but worded with greater deference to that great prince.
WORD-CATCHER
n.One who cavils at words.
WORDED
pp. Expressed in words.
WORDER
n.A speaker. [Not in use. ]
WORDINESS
n.[from wordy. ] The state or quality of abounding with words.
WORDING
n. 1. The act of expressing in words.
2. The manner of expressing in words. The wording of the ideas is very judicious.
WORDISH
a.Respecting words. [Not used. ]
WORDISHNESS
n.Manner of wording. [Not used. ]
WORDLESS
a.Not using words; not speaking; silent.
WORDY
a. 1. Using many words; verbose; as a wordy speaker; a wordy orator.
2. Containing many words; full of words.
We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WORD
Word, n. Etym: [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G.wort, Icel. oredh, Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. waúrd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. "rh `twr an orator. Cf. Verb. ]
1. The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable. "A glutton of words. " Piers Plowman. You cram these words into mine ears, against The stomach of my sense. Shak. Amongst men who confound their ideas with words, there must be endless disputes. Locke.
2. Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.
3. pl.
Defn: Talk; discourse; speech; language. Why should calamity be full of words Shak. Be thy words severe; Sharp as he merits, but the sword forbear. Dryden.
4. Account; tidings; message; communication; information; -- used only in the singular. I pray you. .. bring me word thither How the world goes. Shak.
5. Signal; order; command; direction. Give the word through. Shak.
6. Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise. Obey thy parents; keep thy word justly. Shak. I know you brave, and take you at your word. Dryden. I desire not the reader should take my word. Dryden.
7. pl.
Defn: Verbal contention; dispute. Some words there grew 'twixt Somerset and me. Shak.
8. A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence. All the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Gal. v. 14.She said; but at the happy word "he lives, " My father stooped, re- fathered, o'er my wound. Tennyson. There is only one other point on which I offer a word of remark. Dickens. By word of mouth, orally; by actual speaking. Boyle. -- Compound word. See under Compound, a. -- Good word, commendation; favorable account. "And gave the harmless fellow a good word. " Pope. -- In a word, briefly; to sum up. -- In word, in declaration; in profession. "Let us not love in word, ... but in deed and in truth. " 1 John iii. 8. -- Nuns of the Word Incarnate (R. C. Ch. ), an order of nuns founded in France in 1625, and approved in 1638. The order, which also exists in the United States, was instituted for the purpose of doing honor to the "Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God. " -- The word, or The Word. (Theol.) (a ) The gospel message; esp. , the Scriptures,as a revelation of God. "Bold to speak the word without fear. " Phil. i. 14. (b ) The second person in the Trinity before his manifestation in time by the incarnation; among those who reject a Trinity of persons, some one or all of the divine attributes personified. John i. 1. -- To eat one's words, to retract what has been said. -- To have the words for, to speak for; to act as spokesman. [Obs. ] "Our host hadde the wordes for us all. " Chaucer. -- Word blindness (Physiol.), inability to understand printed or written words or symbols, although the person affected may be able to see quite well, speak fluently, and write correctly. Landois & Stirling. -- Word deafness (Physiol.), inability to understand spoken words, though the person affected may hear them and other sounds, and hence is not deaf. -- Word dumbness (Physiol.), inability to express ideas in verbal language, though the power of speech is unimpaired. -- Word for word, in the exact words; verbatim; literally; exactly; as, to repeat anything word for word. -- Word painting, the act of describing an object fully and vividly by words only, so as to present it clearly to the mind, as if in a picture. -- Word picture, an accurate and vivid description, which presents an object clearly to the mind, as if in a picture. -- Word square, a series of words so arranged that they can be read vertically and horizontally with like results.
Syn. -- See Term.
WORD
WORD Word, v. i.
Defn: To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute. [R.]
WORD
Word, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wording. ]
1. To express in words; to phrase. The apology for the king is the same, but worded with greater deference to that great prince. Addison.
2. To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words. [Obs. ] Howell.
3. To flatter with words; to cajole. [Obs. ] Shak. To word it, to bandy words; to dispute. [Obs. ] "To word it with a shrew. " L'Estrange.
WORDBOOK
Word "book `, n. Etym: [Cf. D. woordenboek, G. wörterbuch. ]
Defn: A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.
WORD-CATCHER
WORD-CATCHER Word "-catch `er, n.
Defn: One who cavils at words.
WORDER
WORDER Word "er, n.
Defn: A speaker. [Obs. ] Withlock.
WORDILY
WORDILY Word "i *ly, adv.
Defn: In a wordy manner.
WORDINESS
WORDINESS Word "i *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness. Jeffrey.
WORDING
WORDING Word "ing, n.
Defn: The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing. It is believed this wording was above his known style. Milton.
WORDISH
WORDISH Word "ish, a.
Defn: Respecting words; full of words; wordy. [R.] Sir P. Sidney. -- Word "ish *ness, n. The truth they hide by their dark woordishness. Sir K. Digby.
WORDLE
WORDLE Wor "dle, n.
Defn: One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc. Knight.
WORDLESS
WORDLESS Word "less, a.
Defn: Not using words; not speaking; silent; speechless. Shak.
WORD METHOD
WORD METHOD Word method. (Education )
Defn: A method of teaching reading in which words are first taken as single ideograms and later analyzed into their phonetic and alphabetic elements; -- contrasted with the alphabet and sentence methods.
WORDPLAY
WORDPLAY Word "play `, n.
Defn: A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words.
WORDSMAN
WORDSMAN Words "man, n.
Defn: One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist. [R.] "Some speculative wordsman. " H. Bushnell.
WORDY
Word "y, a. [Compar. Wordier; superl. Wordiest.]
1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war. Cowper.
2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
3. Containing many words; full of words. We need not lavish hours in wordy periods. Philips.
New American Oxford Dictionary
word
word |wərd wərd | ▶noun a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone ) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed. • a single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms. • (usu. words ) something that someone says or writes; a remark or piece of information: his grandfather's words had been meant kindly | a word of warning. • speech as distinct from action: he conforms in word and deed to the values of a society that he rejects. • [ with negative ] (a word ) even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don't believe a word of it. • (one's word ) a person's account of the truth, esp. when it differs from that of another person: in court it would have been his word against mine. • (one's word ) a promise or assurance: everything will be taken care of —you have my word. • (words ) the text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script: he had to learn his words. • (words ) angry talk: her father would have had words with her about that. • a message; news: I was afraid to leave Washington in case there was word from the office. • a command, password, or motto: someone gave me the word to start playing. • a basic unit of data in a computer, typically 16 or 32 bits long. ▶verb [ with obj. ] choose and use particular words in order to say or write (something ): he words his request in a particularly ironic way | (as adj., with submodifier worded ) : a strongly worded letter of protest. ▶exclam. informal used to express agreement: “That Jay is one dangerous character. ” “Word. ” PHRASES at a word as soon as requested: ready to leave again at a word. be as good as one's word do what one has promised to do. break one's word fail to do what one has promised. have a word speak briefly to someone: I'll just have a word with him. in other words expressed in a different way; that is to say. in so many words [ often with negative ] in the way mentioned: I haven't told him in so many words, but he'd understand. in a word briefly. keep one's word do what one has promised. a man /woman of his /her word a person who keeps their promises. ( on /upon ) my word an exclamation of surprise or emphasis: my word, you were here quickly! of few words taciturn: he's a man of few words. put something into words express something in speech or writing: he felt a vague disappointment which he couldn't put into words. put words into someone's mouth falsely or inaccurately report what someone has said. • prompt or encourage someone to say something that they may not otherwise have said. take someone at their word interpret a person's words literally or exactly, esp. by believing them or doing as they suggest. take the words out of someone's mouth say what someone else was about to say. take someone's word ( for it ) believe what someone says or writes without checking for oneself. too —— for words informal extremely ——: going around by the road was too tedious for words. waste words 1 talk in vain. 2 talk at length. the Word ( of God ) 1 the Bible, or a part of it. 2 Jesus Christ (see Logos ).word for word in exactly the same or, when translated, exactly equivalent words. word of honor a solemn promise: I'll be good to you always, I give you my word of honor. word of mouth spoken language; informal or unofficial discourse. the word on the street informal a rumor or piece of information currently being circulated. words fail me used to express one's disbelief or dismay. a word to the wise a hint or brief explanation given, that being all that is required. PHRASAL VERBS word up [ as imperative ] informal listen: word up, my brother, you got me high as a kite. DERIVATIVES word age |ˈwərdij |noun, word less adjective, word less ly adverb, word less ness noun ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word. ’
word association
word as so ci a tion ▶noun the spontaneous and unreflective production of other words in response to a given word, as a game, a prompt to creative thought or memory, or a technique in psychiatric evaluation.
word blindness
word blind ness |ˈwərd ˌblaɪndnɪs | ▶noun less technical term for alexia, or (less accurately ) for dyslexia.
wordbook
word book |ˈwərdˌbo͝ok ˈwərdbʊk | ▶noun a reference book containing lists of words and meanings or other related information.
word break
word break |wərd breɪk |(also word division ) ▶noun Printing a point at which a word is split between two lines of text by means of a hyphen.
word class
word class |wərd klæs | ▶noun a category of words of similar form or function; a part of speech.
word deafness
word deaf ness ▶noun an inability to identify spoken words, resulting from a brain defect such as Wernicke's aphasia.
word game
word game ▶noun a game involving the making, guessing, or selection of words.
wording
word ing |ˈwərdiNG ˈwərdɪŋ | ▶noun the words used to express something; the way in which something is expressed: the standard form of wording for a consent letter.
word length
word length ▶noun Computing the number of bits in a word.
word order
word or der ▶noun the sequence of words in a sentence, esp. as governed by grammatical rules and as affecting meaning.
word-perfect
word-per fect |ˈpərfəkt ˌwərd ˈpərfəkt | ▶adjective another term for letter-perfect.
word picture
word pic ture ▶noun a vivid description in writing.
wordplay
word play |ˈwərdˌplā ˈwərdˌpleɪ | ▶noun the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, esp. in puns.
word problem
word prob lem ▶noun a mathematics exercise presented in the form of a hypothetical situation that requires an equation to be solved; for example, “if George earns a salary of $18,500 and 28 \% of it is deducted in taxes, how much take-home pay remains? ”
word processing
word proc ess ing |ˌwərd ˈprɑˌsɛsɪŋ | ▶noun the production, storage, and manipulation of text on a computer or word processor. DERIVATIVES word-proc ess verb
word processor
word proc es sor |ˌwərd ˈprɑˌsɛsər | ▶noun a program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout.
word salad
word sal ad ▶noun a confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, specifically (in psychiatry ) as a form of speech indicative of advanced schizophrenia.
word search
word search ▶noun a puzzle consisting of letters arranged in a grid, containing several hidden words written in any direction.
wordsmith
word smith |ˈwərdˌsmiTH ˈwərdˌsmɪθ | ▶noun a skilled user of words.
word square
word square ▶noun a puzzle requiring the discovery of a set of words of equal length written one under another to read the same down as across, e.g., too old ode .
Wordsworth, Dorothy
Words worth, Dorothy |ˈwərdzˌwərTH ˈwərdzwərθ | (1771 –1855 ), English diarist, sister of William Wordsworth. Her Grasmere Journal (1800 –03 ) documents her intense response to nature.
Wordsworth, William
Words worth, William |ˈwərdzwərθ ˈwərdzˌwərTH | (1770 –1850 ), English poet. Much of his work was inspired by the Lake District. “Lyrical Ballads ” (1798 ), which was composed with Coleridge and included “Tintern Abbey, ” was a landmark in romanticism. He was appointed poet laureate in 1843. Other notable poems:“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ” (1815 ) and “The Prelude ” (1850 ).
word wrap
word wrap ▶noun (in word processing ) a feature that automatically moves a word that is too long to fit on a line to the beginning of the next line.
wordy
word y |ˈwərdē ˈwərdi | ▶adjective ( wordier, wordiest ) using or expressed in too many words: a wordy and repetitive account. • archaic consisting of words: on the publication of Worcester's dictionary, a wordy war arose. DERIVATIVES word i ly |-dəlē |adverb, word i ness noun ORIGIN Old English wordig (see word, -y 1 ).
Oxford Dictionary
word
word |wəːd | ▶noun 1 a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone ) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed. • a single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms. • (usu. words ) something spoken or written; a remark or statement: his grandfather's words had been meant kindly | a word of warning. • [ with negative ] (a word ) even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don't believe a word of it. • (words ) angry talk: her father would have had words with her about that. • [ mass noun ] speech as distinct from action: he conforms in word and deed to the values of a society that he rejects. 2 a command, password, or signal: someone gave me the word to start playing. • [ mass noun ] communication; news: I was afraid to leave Edinburgh in case there was word from the War Office. 3 (one's word ) one's account of the truth, especially when it differs from that of another person: in court it would have been his word against mine. • a promise or assurance: everything will be taken care of —you have my word. 4 (words ) the text or spoken part of a play, opera, or other performed piece; a script: he had to learn his words. 5 a basic unit of data in a computer, typically 16 or 32 bits long. ▶verb [ with obj. ] express (something spoken or written ) in particular words: he words his request in a particularly ironic way | (as adj., with submodifier worded ) : a strongly worded letter of protest. ▶exclamation chiefly black English used to express agreement or affirmation. PHRASES at a word as soon as requested: ready to leave again at a word. be as good as one's word do what one has promised to do. have a word speak briefly to someone: I'll just have a word with him. have a word in someone's ear Brit. speak to someone privately or discreetly, especially to give them a warning. in other words expressed in a different way; that is to say. in so many words [ often with negative ] precisely in the way mentioned: I haven't told him in so many words, but he'd understand. in a word briefly. keep one's word do what one has promised. a man /woman of his /her word a person who keeps their promises. ( on /upon ) my word an exclamation of surprise or emphasis: my word, you were here quickly! of few words taciturn: he's a man of few words. put something into words express something in speech or writing: he felt a vague disappointment which he couldn't put into words. put words into someone's mouth inaccurately report what someone has said. • prompt someone to say something that they may not otherwise have said. take someone at their word interpret a person's words literally, especially by believing them or doing as they suggest. take the words out of someone's mouth say what someone else was about to say. take someone's word ( for it ) believe what someone says or writes without checking for oneself. too —— for words informal extremely ——: going around by the road was too tedious for words. waste words 1 talk in vain. 2 talk or write at length. the Word ( of God ) 1 the Bible, or a part of it. 2 Jesus Christ (see Logos ). word for word in exactly the same or, when translated, exactly equivalent words. word gets (or goes ) around news or rumours spread: word got around that he was on the verge of retirement. word of honour a solemn promise: I'll be good to you always, I give you my word of honour. word of mouth spoken communication as a means of transmitting information. the word on the street informal a rumour or piece of information currently being circulated. words fail me used to express one's disbelief or dismay. a word to the wise a hint or brief explanation given, that being all that is required. PHRASAL VERBS word up [ as imperative ] black English listen: word up, my brother, you got me high as a kite. DERIVATIVES wordage noun, wordless adjective, wordlessly adverb, wordlessness noun ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word ’.
word association
word as ¦so ¦ci |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] the spontaneous and unreflective production of other words in response to a given word, as a game, a prompt to creative thought or memory, or a technique in psychiatric evaluation.
word blindness
word blind |ness ▶noun less technical term for alexia or dyslexia.
wordbook
word |book |ˈwəːdbʊk | ▶noun a study book containing lists of words and meanings or other related information.
word break
word break (also word division ) ▶noun Printing a point at which a word is split between two lines of text by means of a hyphen.
word class
word class ▶noun a category of words of similar form or function; a part of speech.
word deafness
word deaf |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] an inability to identify spoken words, resulting from a brain defect such as Wernicke's aphasia.
word game
word game ▶noun a game involving the making or selection of words.
wording
word |ing |ˈwəːdɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the words used to express something; the way in which something is expressed: the standard form of wording for a consent letter.
word length
word length ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing the number of bits in a word.
word order
word order ▶noun the sequence of words in a sentence, especially as governed by grammatical rules and as affecting meaning.
word-perfect
word-perfect (N. Amer. also letter-perfect ) ▶adjective (of an actor or speaker ) knowing by heart the words for one's part or speech.
word picture
word pic |ture ▶noun a vivid description in writing.
wordplay
word |play |ˈwəːdpleɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns.
word problem
word prob |lem ▶noun Mathematics the problem of determining whether two different products are equal, or two sequences of operations are equivalent.
word processing
word pro ¦cess |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the production, storage, and manipulation of text on a computer or word processor. DERIVATIVES word-process verb
word processor
word pro |ces ¦sor ▶noun a program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout.
word salad
word salad ▶noun [ mass noun ] a confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, specifically (in psychiatry ) as a form of speech indicative of advanced schizophrenia.
word search
word |search |ˈwəːdsəːtʃ | ▶noun a puzzle consisting of letters arranged in a grid, containing several hidden words written in any direction.
wordsmith
word |smith |ˈwəːdsmɪθ | ▶noun a skilled user of words.
word square
word square ▶noun a puzzle requiring the discovery of a set of words of equal length written one under another to read the same down as across, e.g. too old ode .
Wordsworth, Dorothy
Words |worth |ˈwəːdzwəθ | (1771 –1855 ), English diarist, sister of William Wordsworth. Her Grasmere Journal (1800 –3 ) documents her intense response to nature.
Wordsworth, William
Words |worth |ˈwəːdzwəθ | (1770 –1850 ), English poet. Much of his work was inspired by the Lake District. His Lyrical Ballads (1798 ), which was composed with Coleridge and included ‘Tintern Abbey ’, was a landmark in romanticism. Other notable poems: ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ’ (sonnet, 1815 ) and The Prelude (1850 ). He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1843. DERIVATIVES Wordsworthian noun & adjective
word wrap
word wrap ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in word processing ) a feature that automatically moves a word that is too long to fit on a line to the beginning of the next line.
wordy
wordy |ˈwəːdi | ▶adjective ( wordier, wordiest ) 1 using or expressed in rather too many words: a wordy and repetitive account. 2 archaic consisting of words: on the publication of Worcester's dictionary, a wordy war arose. DERIVATIVES wordily adverb, wordiness noun ORIGIN Old English wordig (see word, -y 1 ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
word
word noun 1 the Italian word for “ham ”: term, name, expression, designation, locution, vocable; formal appellation. 2 his words were meant kindly: remark, comment, observation, statement, utterance, pronouncement. 3 (words ) I've got three weeks to learn the words: script, lyrics, libretto. 4 I give you my word: promise, word of honor, assurance, guarantee, undertaking; pledge, vow, oath, bond; formal troth. 5 I want a word with you: talk, conversation, chat, tête -à-tête, heart-to-heart, one-to-one, man-to-man; discussion, consultation; informal confab, powwow; formal confabulation. 6 there's no word from the hospital: news, information, communication, intelligence; message, report, communiqué, dispatch, bulletin; informal info, dope; literary tidings. 7 word has it he's turned over a new leaf: rumor, hearsay, talk, gossip; informal the grapevine, the word on the street. 8 I'm waiting for the word from HQ: instruction, order, command; signal, prompt, cue, tip-off; informal go-ahead, thumbs up, green light. 9 Heather's word was law: command, order, decree, edict; bidding, will. 10 our word now must be success: motto, watchword, slogan, catchword, buzzword. ▶verb the question was carefully worded: phrase, express, put, couch, frame, formulate, style; say, utter. PHRASES have words we had words, and Jason walked out: quarrel, argue, disagree, squabble, bicker, fight, wrangle, dispute, fall out, clash, row. in a word in a word, it was a miserable day for sailing: briefly, to be brief, in short, in a nutshell, to come to the point, to cut a long story short, not to put too fine a point on it; to sum up, to summarize, in summary. word for word 1 they took down the speeches word for word: verbatim, letter for letter, to the letter; exactly, faithfully. 2 a word-for-word translation: verbatim, literal, exact, direct, accurate, faithful; unadulterated, unabridged. WORD LINKS verbal, lexical relating to words Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
wording
wording noun the wording of the question was ambiguous: phrasing, words, phraseology, language, expression, terminology.
wordplay
wordplay noun her verses are often cryptic and usually contain some clever wordplay: punning, puns, play on words; wit, witticisms, repartee.
wordy
wordy adjective a wordy sermon: long-winded, verbose, prolix, lengthy, protracted, long-drawn-out, overlong, rambling, circumlocutory, periphrastic, pleonastic; loquacious, garrulous, voluble; informal windy. ANTONYMS succinct.
Oxford Thesaurus
word
word noun 1 the Italian word for ‘ham ’: term, name, expression, designation, locution; turn of phrase, idiom; formal appellation; rare vocable. 2 (usually words ) his grandfather's words had been meant kindly: remark, comment, statement, utterance, observation, pronouncement, declaration. 3 (words ) I've only got three weeks to learn the words: script, text; lyrics, libretto. 4 everything will be taken care of —I give you my word: promise, word of honour, assurance, guarantee, undertaking; pledge, vow, oath, bond; archaic troth, parole. 5 I want a word with you in private: talk, conversation, chat, tête -à-tête, heart-to-heart, one-on-one, one-to-one, head-to-head; discussion, consultation, exchange of views, colloquy; informal confab, powwow; formal confabulation. 6 apparently there's no word from the hospital yet: news, information, communication, intelligence, notice; message, report, communiqué, dispatch, bulletin, account; data, facts; informal info, the gen, the low-down; N. Amer. informal the dope, the poop; literary tidings; archaic advices. 7 word has it he's turned over a new leaf: rumour, hearsay, talk, gossip; informal the grapevine, the word on the street; N. Amer. informal the scuttlebutt. 8 I'm waiting for the word from the Department of Justice: instruction, order, command; signal, prompt, cue, tip-off; informal go-ahead, thumbs up, green light; N. Amer. informal high sign. 9 he was a strict disciplinarian whose word was law: command, order, decree, edict, mandate; bidding, will. 10 our word now must be success: motto, slogan, watchword, password, catchword; buzz word. PHRASES have words it's obvious the two of you have had words: quarrel, argue, disagree, row, squabble, bicker, fight, wrangle, dispute, feud, have a row, cross swords, lock horns, clash, be at each other's throats; informal fall out, have a tiff, have a spat; Brit. informal have a barney; archaic altercate. in a word the answer, in a word, is yes: to put it briefly, to be brief, briefly, in short, in a nutshell, succinctly, concisely, to come to the point, to cut a long story short, not to mince words, not to beat about the bush, not to put too fine a point on it; to sum up, to summarize, in sum, in summary. word for word 1 reporters took down the speeches word for word: verbatim, line for line, letter for letter, to the letter; exactly, precisely, faithfully; rare literatim. 2 a word-for-word translation: verbatim, literal, exact, direct, precise, accurate, faithful, strict, undeviating; unadulterated, unabridged, unvarnished, unembellished. ANTONYMS loose. ▶verb the question had been carefully worded: phrase, express, put, couch, frame, set forth, formulate, style; say, utter, state. WORD LINKS word verbal, lexical relating to words lexicology study of words Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
wording
wording noun the wording of the question was ambiguous: phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, words, language, mode of expression, expression, terminology, diction.
wordplay
wordplay noun punning, puns, double entendres, play on words; wit, witticisms, repartee; rare paronomasia.
wordy
wordy adjective a wordy speech: long-winded, verbose, prolix, full of verbiage, lengthy, protracted, long-drawn-out, diffuse, discursive, rambling, digressive, maundering, circumlocutory, periphrastic, repetitious, tautological, tortuous; loquacious, garrulous, voluble; informal windy; Brit. informal waffly; rare pleonastic, logorrhoeic, ambagious. ANTONYMS concise, succinct.
Duden Dictionary
worden
wor den |w o rden | werden
Wordsworth
Words worth Eigenname |ˈvøːɐ̯t͜svøːɐ̯θ |englischer Dichter
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
word
word /wəː r d /〖語源は 「話す 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 C 語, 単語 , 言葉 ▸ What is another word for boat? ボートを表す別の言い方は何ですか ▸ She couldn't find the words to express it .彼女はどういうふうに言えばよいかわからなかった ▸ explain the sound in words どのような音か言葉で説明する (!通例 ╳… with wordsとしない ) ▸ The guy doesn't know the meaning of the word “fear. ”その男は 「恐怖 」という言葉の意味さえわかっていない ▸ be good with words 言葉遣いが巧みである .関連 英語の書き言葉で最もよく用いられる単語は, 順にthe, of, and, to, a, in, that, is, I, itなどであるが, 話し言葉ではIがトップ. 単語に現れるアルファベットとしてはeが最多だが, 単語の頭文字ではsで始まるものが最も多い. ちなみに, 英語の最長単語は 「肺塵 （じん ）症 〘細かい珪 （けい ）石粉を吸って起こる肺の病気 〙」の意のpneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45文字 )といわれているが, この語は人為的に作られたものとする説もある .2 C a. 〖a ～/～s 〗一言 , (短い )会話 ; 表現 , 言い方 ▸ Could [Can ] I have a word with you? ｟話 ｠ちょっと話があるんですが (!通例よくない話を切り出して ) ▸ They exchanged [had ] a few words [a quick word , a brief word ] in a low voice .彼らは小声で二言三言言葉を交わした ▸ Can I give you a word of advice? ちょっと一言忠告していいかな ▸ A sensation? That's a big word .大評判だって? それはちょっと大げさな言葉だ .b. 〖通例a ～; 否定文で 〗一言も …ない ▸ I'm not going to say a word about it .(秘密なので )それについては一言も言わないよ ▸ He doesn't believe [understand, hear ] a word of it .彼はそれについては一言も信じて [理解して, 聞こえて ]いない ▸ I don't want to hear a word of complaint out of you .君からは一言も不満の声を聞きたくない ▸ She left without a word .彼女は一言も言わずに去った ▸ Don't breathe a word of this to anybody .このことはだれにもしゃべるな .3 C 〖one's ～〗 «…という » 約束 , (保証の )言葉 (promise ) «that 節 » ▸ Give me your word that you won't do it again .二度としないって約束してくれ ▸ keep [break, go back on ] one's word 約束を守る [破る ]▸ John is a man of his word .≒John is as good as his word .ジョンはやると言ったことはやる .4 U 〖(the ) ～〗 «…からの /…についての /…という » 知らせ , たより , 音信 (news ); 伝言 , うわさ (rumor ) «from /about /that 節 » ▸ (There's ) no word from Nancy .ナンシーから連絡がない ▸ She spread [passed ] the word that we've just married .彼女は私たちが結婚したばかりだということを皆に伝えてくれた ▸ I'll send [bring ] word to Nichol that we are here .ニコルには僕たちがここにいることを知らせておこう ▸ Word has it [The word is ] (that ) ……といううわさだ .5 〖～s 〗けんか , 言い争い ▸ have words 口論する ▸ He exchanged sharp words with his wife .彼は妻とののしり合いをした .6 C 〖通例単数形で 〗命令 , 指図 ; 〖the ～〗合い言葉 (password )▸ give [pass ] the word 合図をする .7 〖the W- 〗聖書の言葉 , 福音 , 神の言葉 ▸ In the beginning was the Word .〘聖書 〙初めに言葉ありき ▸ preach the Word 福音を伝える .8 C 〖the ～s 〗(楽譜に対して )歌詞 ; (芝居の )せりふ .9 ｟商標 ｠〖W- 〗〘コンピュ 〙ワード 〘Microsoft社の文書作成ソフト 〙.a m à n [w ò man ] of f è w w ó rds 口数の少ない人 .at a w ó rd (頼めば ) «…からの » 一言で «from » ▸ He will help you at a word from me .私が一言いえば彼はあなたを手伝うでしょう a w ò rd to the w í se ｟ことわざ ｠賢者には一言で十分だ ; 「一を聞いて十を知る 」.be l ò st [at a l ò ss ] for w ó rds (驚いて )言葉にならない .beyond w ó rds 〈痛みなどが 〉言葉では言い表せない .ch ò ose one's w ó rds (慎重に )言葉を選ぶ, 吟味して発言する .è at one's w ó rds 前言を取り消す ▸ The jury made him eat his words .陪審団は彼に前言を取り消させた .from the w ò rd g ó ｟くだけて ｠しょっぱなから, 初めから .g è t a w ó rd in é dgeways [｟米 ｠é dgewise ]｟くだけて ｠【人との 】(長話の最中に )どうにか口をはさむ «with » (!主に否定文 疑問文で ) .h à ng on A's w ó rds [every w ó rd ]A 〈人 〉の言葉にじっと聞き入る .h à ve a qu ì et w ó rd ｟主に英 ｠【人と 】内密の話をする , 【人に 】こっそり警告する «with » .h à ve a w ó rd in A's é ar (個人的に )A 〈人 〉に一言話す, Aの耳に入れておく .H è re's (A ) with a f ì nal w ó rd .＝H è re's a f ì nal w ó rd (from A ).(あいさつする人を紹介して )(A 〈人 〉に )最後に一言お願いしましょう .in as [so ] m à ny w ó rds はっきりと, 文字通りそのように 〈言う 〉 (!否定文ではsoを用いる ) ▸ I mean she's never said it in so many words .何も彼女がはっきりとそう言ったというのではない in a [one ] w ó rd ｟主に話 ｠一言で言えば, 要するに (↓in other word s 読解のポイント ).in ò ther w ó rds 別の言い方をすれば, 言い換えれば ▸ In other words , learn from your mistakes .言い換えれば, 失敗から学べということだ 読解のポイント 言い換えの表現 1 言い換えの表現の前後では, 同じ内容が異なる表現で述べられる. 前後は同じ内容のため, 一方の内容が他方のヒントになる. that is (1 ), or 3, in short , in brief , in a word などの表現や, コロン (:), セミコロン (;), ダッシュ (―)といった記号も同様の機能を持つ ▸ Great artists and great scientists are similar : they both use the two sides of their brains .偉大な芸術家と偉大な科学者は似ている . すなわち, 両者とも脳の左右両側を使う (!前半部分の内容をコロン (:)以下で具体的に言い換えている ) ▸ Different states have different constitutions or , in other words , different sets of rules for organizing their governments .異なる国家は異なる政体を, 言い換えれば, 政府を組織するための異なる規則を持つ (!or, in other words以下でdifferent constitutionsを言い換えている ) .2 言い換えの表現を使わずに言い換えを行うこともある. この場合, 後続の内容の方が具体的であることが多い ▸ Newspaper stories have certain purposes. They communicate and judge information about recent events .新聞記事には特定の目的がある . (すなわち, )最近起きた出来事に関する情報を伝え, 評価する (!certain purposesを直後の文で具体的に言い換えている ) .in A's ò wn w ó rds A 〈人 〉自身の言葉で ▸ Now, tell me, in your own words .さて, 君自身の言葉で話してくれ in w ó rds of ò ne s ý llable わかりやすく言えば .A is n ò t the w ó rd for it .Aどころではない (!Aは 形容詞 など ) ▸ Cold isn't the word for it . It's freezing .寒いどころの話じゃない .凍えそうだ .M à rk my w ó rds .｟話 やや古 ｠いいか, よく聞いておけ ; 今にわかるさ .n è ver hear a b à d w ó rd about [against ] A A 〈人 〉についての悪いうわさ [悪口 ]を聞かない .N ò t a [another ] w ó rd .｟話 ｠何も言うな .n ò t [n è ver ] have a g ò od [b à d ] w ó rd (to s à y ) for A A 〈人 〉のことをよく [悪く ]は言わない ; Aをほめない [Aの悪口を言わない ].n ò t m ì nce (one's ) w ó rds ｟話 ｠歯にきぬ着せない, 率直に言う ▸ Don't mince words .回りくどく言うのはよせ One's w ò rd is (as good as ) one's b ó nd .｟かたい話 ｠将来は必ず実行する .on [with ] the w ó rd A Aと言うやいなや (!Aは引用語 ) ▸ On the word “Go ”, they started to run .「行け 」という言葉と共に彼らは駆けだした .pl à y on w ó rds しゃれを言う .pl è dge one's w ó rd «…を /…することを /…ということを » 自分の言葉にかけて約束する «to /to do /that 節 » .put ì n [s à y ] a (g ò od ) w ó rd for A A 〈人 〉をほめる, Aのために口添えする, Aをとりなす .p ù t A into w ó rds A 〈事 〉を言葉で表現する (!Aは 名詞 またはwh節 ) ▸ I can't put it into words [into words how much I love her ].それを [彼女をどれだけ愛しているかは ]言葉に表現できない (!後者は目的語のhow節が長いため後置されていることに注意 ) p ù t w ó rds into A's m ó uth ｟話 ｠(言ってもいないのに )A 〈人 〉が言ったことにしようとする .s à y a few w ó rds 簡単なスピーチをする .S à y the w ó rd .｟話 ｠(確認して )いいなら言ってくれ ▸ If you want me to go, just say the word .じゃまだったら, (はっきりと )そう言ってくれ .t à ke A at A's w ó rd A 〈人 〉の言葉どおりに信じる .t à ke the w ó rds (r ì ght ) out of A's m ó uth ｟主に話 ｠A 〈人 〉が言おうとすることを先に言ってしまう .t à ke A's w ó rd (for it )｟話 ｠A 〈人 〉の言うことを信じる (!しばしば命令文で ) .There is n ò ò ther w ó rd for it. ≒Th à t's the ò nly w ó rd for it .ほかに言いようがない, 適切な言い方が見つからない .The w ò rd is m ú m!＝mum 's the word! t ò o … for w ó rds ｟くだけて ｠(強調して )実に …だ, 言い表せないほど …だ (!…は 形容詞 ) .(upon ) my w ó rd! ｟話 やや古 ｠(驚いて )おや, まあ .w à ste one's w ó rds ＝waste one's breath .w è igh one's w ò rds ＝choose one's words .W ó rd! ｟米 くだけた話 ｠(同意して )そのとおり, そうだ .w ò rd by w ó rd ＝word for word (2 ).w ò rd for w ó rd 1 一語一語そのままに, 間違えず ▸ I don't remember word for word .一語一語正確には覚えていない 2 逐語的に, 一語ずつ .A's w ò rd is l á w .A 〈人 〉の言うことは絶対だ, Aには逆らえない .W ò rds f á il me .(驚き ショック 落胆 憤りで )言葉も出ない, 何とも言いようがない .You h à ve my w ó rd .｟話 ｠(約束して )信じてください ; 大丈夫です .動詞 (→分詞 worded )他動詞 〈事 〉を (慎重に )言葉に言い表す , 言葉を選んで説明する (!しばしば受け身で ) .～́ associ à tion 〘ゲーム 精神医 〙語連想 .～́ br è ak 〘印 〙(行末における )単語の分節箇所 .～́ cl à ss 〘文法 〙語類, 品詞 (parts of speech ).～́ div ì sion ＝word break .～́ g à me 言葉遊び [ゲーム ]; はぐらかし .～́ ò rder 〘文法 〙語順 .～́ p ì cture (言葉による )生き生きした描写 .～́ pr ò cessing ワープロ [パソコン ]を使った文書作成 [編集 ].～́ pr ò cessor ワードプロセッサー, ワープロ (ソフト )▸ write a document on [with, using ] a word processor ワープロで文書を作成する .～́ squ à re 四角い文字列の表 ; 四角連語 〘縦横とも同じ語になる表 〙.～́ wr à p ワードラップ 〘ワープロなどで行末に収まりきらなかった単語の自動次行送り機能 〙.
wordbook
w ó rd b ò ok 名詞 C 1 単語集 ; 辞書 .2 (オペラの )台本 .
worded
w ó rd ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗言葉で表した, 言葉を選んだ 〈声明 手紙など 〉▸ a strongly [carefully ] worded statement 強い調子の [慎重に言葉を選んだ ]発言 .
wording
w ó rd ing 名詞 U 言葉遣い ; 表現, 言い回し ▸ exact wording 正確な言葉遣い ; 一言一句 .
wordless
w ó rd less 形容詞 言葉にならない (ほどの )〈感謝 感情など 〉; 無言の, 言葉を使わない 〈曲など 〉.～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
word-of-mouth
w ò rd-of-m ó uth 形容詞 口頭の [口伝え ]の, 口コミの .
word-perfect
w ò rd-p é rfect 形容詞 ｟英 ｠(言葉 せりふなどを )正確に覚えている (letter-perfect ).
wordplay
w ó rd pl à y 名詞 U (巧みな )言葉のやり取り ; しゃれ, 地口 .
word-smith
w ó rd-sm ì th 名詞 C 言葉を巧みにあやつる人 ; (ジャーナリスト 作家などの )文筆家 .
Wordsworth
Words worth /wə́ː r dzwəː r θ |-wəθ /名詞 ワーズワース 〘William ～, 1770 --1850; 英国のロマン派の代表的詩人; 自然派桂冠詩人 (1843 --50 )〙.
wordy
word y /wə́ː r di /形容詞 1 言葉数の多い, 口数の多い, 冗長な ▸ a wordy style 冗漫な文体 .2 言葉の (verbal ), 言論の ▸ wordy warfare 言論戦 .w ó rd i ness 名詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary