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send wordTo give notification; to inform, especially through a message.Rate it:

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sermo familiaris et cotidianusthe ordinary usage of language, everyday speech.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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skin a catA word picture contrived for shock effect in expressing a variety of actions or accomplishments.Rate it:

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sound outTo pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.Rate it:

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spoken wordUsed other than as an idiom: see spoken, word.Rate it:

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spoken wordAn oral art form, usually consisting of performance poetry, although sometimes overlapping with storytelling or rap.Rate it:

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step on it!A three word command to rush, move now, get with it quickly, respond immediately.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise; swear; give one's word.Rate it:

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take somebody's word for itTo believe what somebody tells one.Rate it:

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take someone's word for itTo believe what someone claims.Rate it:

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ten-dollar wordA long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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tenir paroleTo keep one’s word.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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the word is goIndicates that given plans or actions can proceed.Rate it:

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third personThe words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.Rate it:

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to bootSome variations in usage remain archaic. Old English, Middle English: to help, in addition.Rate it:

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to theused in rap songs between the letters of a word being spelledRate it:

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totidem verbis transferreto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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tribus verbis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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twenty-five cent wordAn uncommon word, often used in place of a more common one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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un homme d'honneur n'a que sa paroleAn honest man’s word is as good as his bond.Rate it:

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un mot à double ententeA word (or, remark) with two meanings.Rate it:

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unspoken wordA great and viable factor, a venerable background, solid financial condition. Long and successful business history.Rate it:

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use it or lose itHuman abilities require repetitive usage or practice lest one become, rusty. out of tune, uncoordinated:Rate it:

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verbum ductum esse a...putareto derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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verbum e verbo exprimereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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verbum ex aliquo elicereto extract a word from some one.Rate it:

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verbum pro verbo reddereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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verbum prorsus nullum intellegerenot to understand a single word.Rate it:

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verbum translatum (Or. 27. 92)a figurative expression; a word used metaphorically.Rate it:

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vis et notio verbi, vocabulithe fundamental meaning of a word.Rate it:

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vocabulum angustius valetthe word has a narrow meaning.Rate it:

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vocabulum latius patetthe word has a more extended signification.Rate it:

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vocabulum propriumthe proper term; a word used strictly.Rate it:

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vocabulum, verbum, nomen ducere ab, ex...to form, derive a word from... (used of the man who first creates the word).Rate it:

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vox, nomen carendi or simply carere hoc significat (Tusc. 1. 36. 88)the word carere means...Rate it:

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wash your mouth outA phrase uttered after someone has said a swear word.Rate it:

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what does XX meanUsed to ask the meaning of a word.Rate it:

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what's upA casual greeting with usage similar to "How are you?" or "Nice to meet you".Rate it:

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whipper snappera young person who is being unruly or who causes trouble. Usually said by an older person when they are frustrated with an unruly child or younger person; typically preceded by the word "young" or "little"Rate it:

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winged wordA well-known and attributable quotation.Rate it:

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word for wordusing exactly the same words, verbatimRate it:

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word has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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Word of MouthRumors through oral communication, gossips spreading through spoken communicationRate it:

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word of mouthVerbal means of passing of information.Rate it:

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word of mouthAdvertising from a satisfied customerRate it:

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word on the streetThe rumour or news going around on the street.Rate it:

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word on the wireThe rumour or news going around on the Internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.Rate it:

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word playUsed other than as an idiom: see word, play.Rate it:

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