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by word of mouth Much of this information is picked up by word of mouth from previous students. Word of mouth (=information you get by someone telling you ) is one of the best ways of getting business. send/bring word old-fashioned formal (=send or bring a message ) The mayor sent word he’d be late. spread/pass the word (=tell other people some information or news ) Health officials are encouraging people to spread the word about the benefits of exercise. the word is (that)/word has it (that) (=people are saying that ) The word is that the two companies are planning a merger. word gets out/around (=people hear about something ) It’s a very small town and if you do something bad, word gets around. ‘Have you heard from Ann?’ ‘No, not a word.’ There was still no word from John. → buzzword, four-letter word, swear word 2 → somebody’s words 3 → the words 4 → have a word 5 → want a word 6 → not hear/understand/believe a word 7 → without (saying) a word 8 → say a word/say a few words 9 → a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc 10 → not say a word 11 → put your feelings/thoughts etc into words 12 → have/exchange words (with somebody) 13 → a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word 14 news/information NEWS a piece of news or a message Word came that our duties would be changed. Perhaps 'lucky' is not exactly the right word. What does that word mean? 'Vater' is the German word for (=that means ) 'father'. S1 W1 noun 1 group of letters WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCE a single group of letters that are used together with a particular meaning Write an essay of about five hundred words.Only letter strings which appeared in this dictionary were considered to be correct.Word From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English word word 1 / wɜːd $ wɜːrd /.The first step towards achieving this task is to use the information present in the machine readable dictionaries.Despite the competition, Merriam-Webster still accounts for about half of the 2 million dictionaries sold annually in the United States.It's worse than a medical dictionary, that is.To eliminate or locate colloquial words there are dictionaries of slang.Word families and dictionary work Best for individual and pair work.A dictionary is useless unless one already knows the meanings of many words.a dictionary entry (=the definition and all the other information at a word ) The introduction explains the functions of the different parts of a dictionary entry. dictionary + NOUN a dictionary definition Clear dictionary definitions are what students look for. an etymological dictionary (=showing the origin and history of words ) Etymological dictionaries show how languages borrow words from each other.
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an online dictionary (=one you can use on the Internet ) There are plenty of online dictionaries available free on the Internet.
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a picture dictionary (=containing a lot of pictures, especially for children or beginners in a language ) The advantage of a picture dictionary is that you don't have lengthy definitions. a monolingual dictionary (=written in only one language ) Monolingual dictionaries tend to have more examples than bilingual ones. a bilingual dictionary (=with translations from one language into another ) A bilingual dictionary is an essential purchase for anybody learning a foreign language. an electronic dictionary (=small electronic machine containing a dictionary ) Electronic dictionaries are very popular in Japan. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dictionary a pocket dictionary (=small enough to be carried in your pocket ) Pocket dictionaries don't always give you enough information.
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consult a dictionary formal (=check something in a dictionary ) Consult the dictionary for examples of how a word is used. check a dictionary I often check the dictionary for spelling and pronunciation. look something up in a dictionary If you don’t understand the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary. S3 noun ( plural dictionaries ) 1 TCN a book that gives a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings in the same language, or another language a German – English dictionary 2 TCN a book that explains the words and phrases used in a particular subject a science dictionary COLLOCATIONS verbs use a dictionary We advise all our students to use a good dictionary.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing dictionary dic‧tion‧a‧ry / ˈdɪkʃən əri $ -neri /