A lot of thesaurus - A little bit dictionary

Word

Overview of noun word

1. word -- (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")

2. word -- (a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it")

3. news, intelligence, tidings, word -- (information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome")

4. word -- (a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!")

5. discussion, give-and-take, word -- (an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it")

6. parole, word, word of honor -- (a promise; "he gave his word")

7. word -- (a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long")

8. Son, Word