“a word”

The following 8 entries include the term a word.

a word in someone's ear

idiom

: a remark that is made privately to someone

a word of warning

noun phrase

: information about possible danger or trouble

a word to the wise

idiom

used to say that one is about to give someone advice or a warning

have a word with (someone)

idiom

: to talk with someone briefly

not say/breathe a word

idiom

: to not talk (about something)

not speak a word

idiom

: to not tell anyone else anything (about something)

not speak a word of

idiom

used to say that someone doesn't know any words in a particular language

not utter a word

idiom

: to not say anything


Fashionable Words

  • dog-sunglasses-scarf
  • Which of these items is named for a deadly weapon?
Spell It

Hear a word and type it out. How many can you get right?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Pick the best words!

PLAY
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!