word's
Belonging to vocabulary
Word's is the possessive or contracted form of word.
As a possessive, it indicates something belonging to or associated with a word: The word's meaning has shifted over time.
As a contraction of "word is" or "word has," it appears in constructions like word's out that they're engaged or the word's been spreading fast.
The possessive form is far more common in written English than the contractions.
What something signifies
- definitionStatement of meaning
- etymologyWord origin study
- usageAct of employing something
- sensePerception or judgment
connotation · denotation · semantics · lexicon · vocabulary · morphology · syntax · pronunciation
Written symbol or message
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- fontCharacter style set
typography · typeface · glyph · script · print · text · writing · inscription
Mark showing ownership
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
- contractionReduction in size
grammar · punctuation · attribute · relation · property · association · connection · attachment
meaning
What something signifies
- definitionStatement of meaning
- etymologyWord origin study
- usageAct of employing something
sense · connotation · denotation · semantics · lexicon · vocabulary · morphology · syntax · pronunciation · spelling
letter
Written symbol or message
font · typography · typeface · glyph · script · print · text · writing · inscription · encoding
apostrophe
Mark showing ownership
contraction · grammar · punctuation · attribute · relation · property · association · connection · attachment · affiliation
- bad wordsOffensive or taboo vocabulary
- the wordAuthoritative truth or promise
- word of mouthInformation passed through conversation
- get a word in edgewiseContribute to monopolized talk
- in other wordsRestating for clarity
- spread the wordCommunicate information broadly
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