Definitions
Unit of language; express in words
Word origin
From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata.
Used in a sentence
“Brian and Abby signed the word clothing, in which the thumbs brush down the chest as though something is hanging there. They both spoke the word clothing. Brian then signed the word for change, […]”
“Then all was silent save the voice of the high priest, whose words grew louder and louder, […]”
“Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues
01“Dictionary entry”4 letters
02“Dictionary unit”4 letters
03“Spelling bee unit”4 letters
04“Unit in a sentence”4 letters
05“Unit of speech”4 letters
06“Unit of language”4 letters
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