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Multi-word Results
| code word |
a politically acceptable word or phrase that conveys a hidden meaning or disguises the truth by indirection; euphemism. |
| counter word |
(chiefly American) a commonly used word whose current meanings have little relationship to its original meaning, such as "nice" or "terrible". |
| curse word |
a word that is considered to be obscene or profane, esp. when it is used to condemn or to express anger. |
| dirty word |
a word considered obscene, rude, or offensive in a particular language, culture, or situation; obscenity. |
| four-letter word |
any of several short English words that are considered offensive or obscene. |
| function word |
a word such as an article, conjunction, or preposition that indicates grammatical structure or relationships but has little or no independent meaning. |
| guide word |
a word printed at the top of the page in a reference book, usu. to indicate the first or last entry on that page; catchword. |
| household word |
a well-known, commonly used word, phrase, name, or thing. |
| last word |
the final sentence or phrase with which one person ends an argument. [3 definitions] |
| loanword |
a word that one language has adopted from another and at least partly naturalized. |
| mum's the word |
keep this a secret. |
| nonce word |
a word invented for temporary or one-time use. |
| portmanteau word |
a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two other words, such as "smog" from "smoke" and "fog". |
| sight word |
in vocabulary learning, a word, usually short and basic, that a reader recognizes visually, without having to decode it phonetically or otherwise. "The," "we," "their," and "have" are typical sight words. |
| word list |
a set of words constructed for a particular purpose or collected from a particular source or sources. |
| word of honor |
a statement, pledge, verbal commitment, or the like that is backed by one's honor; sworn oath; solemn promise. |
| word order |
the way in which words are arranged, or their grammatically correct sequence, in a phrase, clause, or sentence. |
| word problem |
a mathematics exercise in which a hypothetical situation expressed in words must be solved mathematically. |
| word processing |
the production of typed documents with the use of automated typewriters or computers. [2 definitions] |
| word processor |
a computerized device, such as an electronic typewriter, or combination of devices, such as a video screen, program, memory, and printer, used to generate, edit, print, store, duplicate, or transmit text. [2 definitions] |
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