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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 |
word of mouth (verbal means of passing of information) noun | jungeltelegrafnoun |
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 (Nynorsk) ordlydnoun |
wordsmith (one who uses words skillfully) noun [UK: ˈwɜːd.smɪθ] [US: ˈwɝːd.smɪθ] | (Bokmål) ordsmednoun |
a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
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 (Nynorsk) samansetjingnoun |
crossword [crosswords] (word puzzle) noun [UK: ˈkrɒ.swɜːd] [US: ˈkrɒ.ˌswərd] | kryssordnoun |
cryptic crossword (type of crossword) noun | (Bokmål) kryptisk kryssordnoun (Nynorsk) kryptisk kryssordnoun |
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 |
how do you pronounce this word (how do you pronounce this word?) 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 (Nynorsk) nykelordnoun |
live by the sword, die by the sword (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) phrase | |
loanword (word taken from another language) noun [UK: ˈləʊn.wɜːd] [US: ˈloʊn.wɝːd] | (Bokmål) lånordnoun (Nynorsk) låneordnoun |
magic word (word with magical effect) noun [UK: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɝːd] | (Bokmål) trollformelnoun |
mince words (to use euphemisms) verb | |
nonce word (word invented for the occasion) noun | engangsordnoun |
password (word used to gain admittance) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd] [US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd] | (Bokmål) passordnoun (Nynorsk) passordnoun |
portmanteau word (word which combines the meaning of two words) noun [UK: pɔːt.ˈmæn.təʊ ˈwɜːd] [US: pɔːrt.ˈmænto.ʊ ˈwɝːd] | (Bokmål) sammentrukket ordnoun (Nynorsk) samantrekt ordnoun |
swear word (impolite or offensive taboo word) noun | (Bokmål) kraftuttrykknoun (Nynorsk) bannordnoun ednoun |
sword [swords] (weapon) noun [UK: sɔːd] [US: ˈsɔːrd] | (Bokmål) sverdnoun |