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word [words] (promise)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd]
[US: ˈwɝːd]

,noun

word [words] (unit of language)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd]
[US: ˈwɝːd]

(Bokmål)noun

(Nynorsk)noun

word-for-word (Using exactly the same words as were originally used)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɜːd fɔː(r) ˈwɜːd]
[US: ˈwɝːd ˈfɔːr ˈwɝːd]

(Bokmål) ordrettadjective

(Nynorsk) ordrettadjective

word of honor (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith)
noun

(Bokmål) æresordnoun
{n}

word of mouth (verbal means of passing of information)
noun

jungeltelegrafnoun
{m}

word order [word orders] (order of syntactic constituents)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd ˈɔː.də(r)]
[US: ˈwɝːd ˈɔːr.dər]

ordstillingnoun

wording (choice of words)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈwɝːd.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) ordlydnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) ordlydnoun
{m}

wordsmith (one who uses words skillfully)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd.smɪθ]
[US: ˈwɝːd.smɪθ]

(Bokmål) ordsmednoun
{m}

a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description)
phrase

(Bokmål) et bilde sier mer enn tusen ordphrase

(Nynorsk) eit bilde seier meir enn tusen ordphrase

afterword (epilogue)
noun
[UK: ˈaftəwˌɜːd]
[US: ˈæftɚwˌɜːd]

etterordnoun

compound word (word composed of others)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd ˈwɜːd]
[US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ˈwɝːd]

(Bokmål) sammensetningnoun
{m} {f}, SammenSatt ord {n}, komPloSitum {n}

(Nynorsk) samansetjingnoun
{f}, SamanSetning {f}, SamanSetting {f}, SamanSett ord {n}, komPloSitum {n}

crossword [crosswords] (word puzzle)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒ.swɜːd]
[US: ˈkrɒ.ˌswərd]

kryssordnoun

cryptic crossword (type of crossword)
noun

(Bokmål) kryptisk kryssordnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) kryptisk kryssordnoun
{n}

fine words butter no parsnips (talking about doing something does not get it done)
phrase
[UK: faɪn ˈwɜːdz ˈbʌt.ə(r) nəʊ ˈpɑː.snɪps]
[US: ˈfaɪn ˈwɝːdz ˈbʌt.r̩ ˈnoʊ ˈpæ.snɪps]

(Bokmål) det hjelper ikke med snakk (talk won't do it)phrase

headword [headwords] (word used as the title of a section)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.dwɜːd]
[US: ˈhe.dwɝːd]

oppslagsordnoun
{n}

how do you pronounce this word (how do you pronounce this word?)
phrase

hvordan uttaler man dette ordet?phrase

in other words (stated or interpreted another way)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈʌð.ə(r) ˈwɜːdz]
[US: ɪn ˈʌð.r̩ ˈwɝːdz]

(Bokmål) med andre ordpreposition

(Nynorsk) med andre ordpreposition

keyword [keywords] (word used as a key to a code)
noun
[UK: ˈkiː.wɜːd]
[US: ˈkiː.ˌwərd]

(Bokmål) nøkkelordnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) nykelordnoun
{n}, nøkkelord {n}

live by the sword, die by the sword (one who uses violence can expect a violent response)
phrase

alle som griper til sverd, skal falle for sverdphrase

loanword (word taken from another language)
noun
[UK: ˈləʊn.wɜːd]
[US: ˈloʊn.wɝːd]

(Bokmål) lånordnoun
{n}, fremmedord {n}, imPlortord {n}

(Nynorsk) låneordnoun
{n}, lånord {n}, framandord {n}, imPlortord {n}

magic word (word with magical effect)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɜːd]
[US: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɝːd]

(Bokmål) trollformelnoun
{m}, hekSeformular {m}

mince words (to use euphemisms)
verb

(Bokmål) ikke ta bladet for munnen (not to mince words)verb

nonce word (word invented for the occasion)
noun

engangsordnoun
{n}

password (word used to gain admittance)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd]
[US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd]

(Bokmål) passordnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) passordnoun
{n}

portmanteau word (word which combines the meaning of two words)
noun
[UK: pɔːt.ˈmæn.təʊ ˈwɜːd]
[US: pɔːrt.ˈmænto.ʊ ˈwɝːd]

(Bokmål) sammentrukket ordnoun
{n}, teleSkoPlord {n}, Plortmanteau-ord {n}, Plortemanteau {n}

(Nynorsk) samantrekt ordnoun
{n}, Plortmanteau-ord {n}, teleSkoPlord {n}

swear word (impolite or offensive taboo word)
noun

(Bokmål) kraftuttrykknoun
{n}, banneord {n}

(Nynorsk) bannordnoun
{n}

ednoun
{m}, kraftuttrykk {n}

sword [swords] (weapon)
noun
[UK: sɔːd]
[US: ˈsɔːrd]

(Bokmål) sverdnoun
{n}

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