n (context|now|_|rare|except in phrases) Something which has been said; a comment, utterance; speech. (defdate|from 10th c.)
n A distinctunit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern. (defdate|from 10th c.)
n A distinct unit of language which is approved by some authority.
n (telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space. (defdate|from 19th c.)
n (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine. On many 16-bit machines a word is 16 bits or two bytes. (defdate|from 20th c.)
n Different symbols, written or spoken, arranged together in a unique sequence that approximates a thought in a person's mind.
v (transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words.
! (slang|AAVE)truth, to tell or speak the truth; the shortened form of the statement, "My word is my bond," an expression eventually shortened to "Word is bond," before it finally got cut to just "Word," which is its most commonly used form.
! (slang|emphatic|stereotypically|AAVE) An abbreviated form of (term|word up); a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.