Wiktionary:Votes/2007-10/Lemma entries/words

Etymology
(Middle English < Old English < Proto-Germanic  < Proto-Indo-European base ) +

Pronunciation

 * Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dz
 * Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dz
 * Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dz
 * Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dz

Noun

 * 1) (linguistics) Distinct units of language (sounds in speech or written letters), each with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern.
 * , II.ii
 * Polonius: What do you read, my lord?
 * Hamlet: Words, words, words.
 * 1) Distinct units of language, each with a set meaning, spelling, and pronunciation, which is approved by some authority.
 * 2) (computing) Numerical values, each with a bit width native to the machine.

Synonyms

 * terms

Derived terms

 * buzzwords
 * catchwords
 * codewords
 * forewords
 * headwords
 * in so many words
 * mince words
 * passwords
 * watchwords

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * CJKV Characters: 字
 * Mandarin: 詞, 词, 單詞, 单词
 * Esperanto: vortoj
 * French: mots
 * German: Wörter


 * Italian: parole, vocaboli, termini
 * Japanese: 言葉, 単語
 * Korean: 말, 낱말, 단어
 * Latin: verbi
 * Polish: słowa
 * Portuguese: palavras, vocábulos
 * Russian: сло́ва
 * Spanish: palabras


 * French: paroles
 * Italian: parole
 * Korean: 말


 * Portuguese: palavras
 * Russian: сло́ва


 * French: mots


 * Portuguese: palavras
 * Russian: сло́ва

Verb

 * 1)  says or writes (something) using particular words.

Synonyms

 * expresses, phrases, puts into words, states

Translations

 * Faroese: sigur
 * French: dit
 * German: sagt
 * Italian: dice


 * Latin: dīcit
 * Romanian: zice, spune
 * Spanish: dice