Words
nnoun.communicationthe words that are spokenExamples:- I listened to his words very closely
Hypernyms:language oral communication speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language voice communication
Inherited Hypernyms:wordsspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe text of a popular song or musical-comedy numberSynset:language lyric
Examples:- his compositions always started with the lyrics
- he wrote both words and music
- the song uses colloquial language
Derivationally Related Form:lyriclyricist
Part Holonyms:song vocal
Hypernyms:text textual matter
Inherited Hypernyms:lyrictextmatterwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:love lyric
nnoun.communicationlanguage that is spoken or writtenExamples:- he has a gift for words
- she put her thoughts into words
Hypernyms:language linguistic communication
Inherited Hypernyms:wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationan angry disputeSynset:dustup quarrel row run-in wrangle
Examples:- they had a quarrel
- they had words
Derivationally Related Form:quarrelwrangle
Hypernyms:conflict difference difference of opinion dispute
Inherited Hypernyms:quarreldisputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:affrayaltercationbickerbickeringbust-upfracasfusspettifoggeryspatsquabbletiff
Full Hyponyms:affraybatrachomyomachiabickerbust-up
nnoun.communicationwords making up the dialogue of a playSynset:actor's line speech
Examples:- the actor forgot his speech
Part Holonyms:dialog dialogue
Hypernyms:line
Inherited Hypernyms:actor's linelinetextmatterwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:asidecuemonologuesoliloquythrowaway
Full Hyponyms:asidecuemonologuepromptsoliloquythrowaway
nnoun.communicationa unit of language that native speakers can identifyExamples:- words are the blocks from which sentences are made
- he hardly said ten words all morning
Derivationally Related Form:word
Hypernyms:language unit linguistic unit
Inherited Hypernyms:wordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anagramanaphorantonymback-formationcatchwordcharadeclassifierclosed-class wordcognatecognate wordcoinagecontent wordcontractiondeicticdeictic wordderivativedescriptordiminutivedirty worddissyllabledisyllableequivalent wordformfour-letter Anglo-Saxon wordfour-letter wordfunction wordguide wordguidewordhapax legomenonheadhead wordheadwordheteronymholonymhomonymhybridhypernymhyponymkey wordlanguageloanloan-blendloanblendloanwordlogical quantifiermanner namemeronymmetonymmonosyllabic wordmonosyllableneologismneologynomenclaturenonce wordopen-class wordoppositeopposite wordoxytonepalindromeparonymparoxytonepart namepartitivepolysemantpolysemantic wordpolysemous wordpolysyllabic wordpolysyllableprimitiveproparoxytonequantifierreduplicationretronymsignifierspoken wordsubordinatesubordinate wordsubstantivesuperordinatesuperordinate wordsyncategoremsyncategoremesynonymtermterminologytrisyllabletroponymvocablewhole nameword formwritten word
Part Meronyms:affix syllable
Full Hyponyms:abbreviationacronymadjectiveadnounadverbadverbialanagramanaphoranaphoric pronounantigramantonymapocopearticleback-formationbigramblendcharadecitation formclassifiercognatecollective nouncommon nouncomparativeconjunctioncontent wordcontractioncoordinating conjunctioncopulacount noundangling modifierdangling participledefinite articledeicticdemonstrative pronounderivativedescriptive adjectivedeterminerdiminutivedirect antonymdirty worddisyllableetymonexistential quantifierformfour-letter wordfrequentativefunction wordgallicismgeneric noungerundghost wordguide wordheadheadwordheteronymholonymhomographhomonymhomophonehypernymhypertext markup languagehyponymindefinite articleindirect antonyminitialismintensifierjawbreakerkey wordlatinismloanblendloanwordmarkup languagemass nounmeronymmetonymmodifiermonosyllableneologismnonce wordnounoxytonepalindromeparonymparoxytoneparticlepartitivepersonal pronounpertainympluralpolysemantpolysyllablepositiveprepositionprimitivepronounproparoxytoneproper nounquantifierreciprocal pronounreduplicationreferentreflexive pronounreflexive verbrelational adjectiverelative pronounretronymrootsesquipedaliansingularstandard generalized markup languagesubordinating conjunctionsubstantivesuperlativesyncategoremsynonymtermterminologytetragramtetragrammatontoponymytrigramtrisyllabletroponymuniversal quantifierverbverbal nounvocablewritten word
nnoun.communicationa brief statementExamples:- he didn't say a word about it
Derivationally Related Form:word
Hypernyms:statement
Inherited Hypernyms:wordstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationinformation about recent and important eventsSynset:intelligence news tidings word
Examples:- they awaited news of the outcome
Hypernyms:info information
Inherited Hypernyms:newsinformationmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:good wordlatest
Full Hyponyms:good wordlatest
nnoun.communicationa verbal command for actionExamples:- when I give the word, charge!
Hypernyms:order
Inherited Hypernyms:wordordercommandspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationan exchange of views on some topicSynset:discussion give-and-take word
Examples:- we had a good discussion
- we had a word or two about it
Derivationally Related Form:discuss
Hypernyms:language oral communication speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language voice communication
Inherited Hypernyms:discussionspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:argumentargumentationconferencedebatedeliberationdialoguegroup discussionnegotiationpanel discussionpost-mortempostmortempublic discussiontalksventilation
Full Hyponyms:arbitrationargumentbackgrounderbargainingbaseball clinicbasketball clinicbull sessioncliniccollective bargainingcolloquyconciliationconferenceconfirmation hearingconsultationdeliberationdiplomacydollar diplomacyexecutive sessionhagglehearinghockey clinicholdouthorse tradinghuddlelogomachymediationnegotiationpanel discussionparleyplea bargainpostmortempower politicspress conferencepretrialpublic discussionreading clinicrecognitionround tablesessionshuttle diplomacysidebarsittingskull sessionspecial sessionteach-inteleconferencetutorialumpirage
nnoun.communicationa promiseSynset:parole word word of honor
Hypernyms:promise
Inherited Hypernyms:parolepromisecommitmentmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:parolepromisespeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitya string of bits stored in computer memoryExamples:- large computers use words up to 64 bits long
Part Holonyms:K KB KiB kB kibibyte kilobyte
Hypernyms:computer memory unit
Inherited Hypernyms:wordcomputer memory unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:byte
nnoun.personthe divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)Synset:Logos Son Word
Instance Hypernyms:hypostasis hypostasis of Christ
Inherited Hypernyms:sonhypostasisgodheadgodspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Instance Hyponyms:Christ Deliverer Good Shepherd Jesus Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth Redeemer Savior Saviour the Nazarene Messiah
nnoun.communicationa secret word or phrase known only to a restricted groupSynset:countersign parole password watchword word
Hypernyms:positive identification arcanum secret
Inherited Hypernyms:passwordpositive identificationidentificationevidenceindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:passwordsecretinformationmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe sacred writings of the Christian religionsSynset:Bible Book Christian Bible Good Book Holy Scripture Holy Writ Scripture Word Word of God
Examples:- he went to carry the Word to the heathen
Derivationally Related Form:biblicalscriptural
Hypernyms:religious text religious writing sacred text sacred writing
Inherited Hypernyms:biblesacred textwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:family Bible
Instance Hyponyms:American Revised Version American Standard Version Authorized Version King James Bible King James Version Douay-Rheims Bible Douay-Rheims Version Douay Bible Douay Version Rheims-Douay Bible Rheims-Douay Version New English Bible Revised Standard Version Revised Version Vulgate
Part Meronyms:New Testament Old Testament Testament text
Full Hyponyms:family bible
vverb.communicationput into words or an expressionSynset:articulate formulate give voice phrase word
Examples:- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
Derivationally Related Form:articulationwordingphraseformulationphrasingword
Hypernyms:evince express show
Inherited Hypernyms:give voiceexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:askcastcouchdogmatisedogmatizeformulariseformularizeframelexicaliselexicalizeputredact
Full Troponyms:askdogmatizeformularizeframelexicalize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something is ---ing PP (apply to: give voice)