words

word /wə:d/
  • danh từ
    • từ
      • to translate word for word: dịch theo từng từ một
    • lời nói, lời
      • big words: những lời huênh hoang khoác lác, những lời loè bịp
      • a man of few words: một người ít nói
      • in other words: nói cách khác
      • in so many words: nói đúng như vậy, nói toạc ra
      • by word of mouth: bằng lời nói; truyền khẩu
      • spoken word: lời nói
      • I want a word with you: tôi muốn nói với anh một điều
      • high (hard, warm, hot, sharp) words: lời nói nặng
      • burning words: lời lẽ hăng hái kích động
      • wild and whirling word: lời lẽ thiếu cân nhắc, lời nói tếu
      • to have no word for: không biết nói thế nào về
      • beyond words: không nói được, không thể tả xiết
    • lời báo tin, tin tức, lời nhắn
      • to leave word that: báo tin rằng, báo rằng
      • word came that: người ta báo tin rằng
    • lời hứa, lời
      • to be as good as one's word: làm nhiều hơn đã hứa, nói ít làm nhiều
      • to give one's word: hứa
      • to keep one's word: giữ lời hứa
      • a man of his word: người giữ lời hứa
      • upon my word: xin lấy danh dự mà thề
    • lệnh, khẩu hiệu
      • to give the word to do something: ra lệnh làm điều gì
    • (số nhiều) sự cãi nhau, lời qua tiếng lại
      • to have words with: cãi nhau với
      • they had words: họ đã có lời qua tiếng lại với nhau
      • to proceed from words to blows: từ cãi nhau đến đánh nhau
    • at a word
      • lập tức
    • go give someone one's good word
      • giới thiệu ai (làm công tác gì...)

words

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the words that are spoken

    I listened to his words very closely

  • the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; lyric, language

    his compositions always started with the lyrics

    he wrote both words and music

    the song uses colloquial language

  • language that is spoken or written

    he has a gift for words

    she put her thoughts into words

  • an angry dispute; quarrel, wrangle, row, run-in, dustup

    they had a quarrel

    they had words

  • words making up the dialogue of a play; actor's line, speech

    the actor forgot his speech

    n.

  • 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

  • a brief statement

    he didn't say a word about it

  • new information about specific and timely events; news, intelligence, tidings

    they awaited news of the outcome

  • the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus); Son, Word, Logos
  • a promise; parole, word of honor

    he gave his word

  • a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; password, watchword, parole, countersign

    he forgot the password

  • an exchange of views on some topic; discussion, give-and-take

    we had a good discussion

    we had a word or two about it

  • the sacred writings of the Christian religions; Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word

    he went to carry the Word to the heathen

  • a verbal command for action

    when I give the word, charge!

  • a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory

    large computers use words up to 64 bits long


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

words|worded|wording
syn.: communicate express phrase put say tell voice