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Nearby words for words to that effect
word-square
word-stress
word-time
word-wrap
wordage
wordbook
wordbreak
worde
worded
wordiness
wording
wordings’
wordless
wordlessness
wordmonger
wordnap
wordnet
wordperfect
wordperfect corporation
wordplay
wordrobe
words
words fail me
words of one syllable, in
words stick in one’s throat
words to that effect
wordsearch
wordsmith
wordsworth
wordsworth, william
wordsworthian
wordtech
wordy
wore
wore out
wore-out
work
work back
work blue
work both sides of the street
work both ways
work breakdown structure
work expands to fill the time available for its completion
work in
work it
work it into the ground
work like a beaver
work like a charm
work needed and prospective packages
work off
work on
Read Also:
- Word-time
noun, Computers. 1. the time required to transfer a machine word, especially one stored serially, from one memory unit to another.
- Word-wrap
noun 1. a feature of word-processing systems and some electronic typewriters that automatically moves a word to a new line to avoid overrunning the margin.
- Word wrapping
noun 1. (computing) the automatic shifting of a word at the end of a line to a new line in order to keep within preset margins
- Wordy
adjective, wordier, wordiest. 1. characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply. 2. pertaining to or consisting of words; verbal. adjective wordier, wordiest 1. using, inclined to use, or containing an excess of words: a wordy writer, a wordy document 2. of […]
- Wore
verb 1. simple past tense of wear. verb (used with object), wore, worn, wearing. 1. to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise. 2. to have or use on the person habitually: […]