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text message

text message

 
pronunciation:
text me sihj
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition: a short message typed on the keypad of a cellular phone and transmitted to another cellular phone. Text messages often employ shortened forms of words, which may also include numbers to represent sounds within words or to represent whole words; text.
synonyms:
text
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: text messages, text messaging, text messaged
definition: to send a text message to.
He has his cell phone with him, so why don't you just text message him?
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to write and send a text message or messages.
You shouldn't be text messaging while you're driving.They don't talk to each other on the phone very much; they usually just text message.