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Words can be read horizontally and vertically
A word square is a type of acrostic. It consists of a set of words written out in a square grid, such that the same words can be read both horizontally
Word_square
Roman-era word square with a Latin palindrome
Sator Square (also called the Rotas-Sator Square or the Templar Magic Square) is a two-dimensional acrostic class of word square containing a five-word Latin
Sator_Square
In combinatorics, a square-free word is a word (a sequence of symbols) that does not contain any squares. A square is a word of the form XX, where X is
Square-free_word
Slang term
Square is slang for a person who is conventional and old-fashioned, similar to a fuddy-duddy. This sense of the word "square" originated with the American
Square_(slang)
Book by Abraham of Worms
Angel and involves strict purity practices, prayer, and the use of magic word squares. The practical magic of Abramelin (found in both Book III of the French
The_Book_of_Abramelin
Sequence that reads the same forwards and backwards
examples are the 1st-century CE Latin acrostic word square, the Sator Square (which contains both word and sentence palindromes), and the 4th-century
Palindrome
Word processor
Microsoft Word, or simply Word, is a word processing program developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the original name
Microsoft_Word
phrase intersects lines of horizontal text Word square: a series of letters arranged in the form of a square that can be read both vertically and horizontally
List_of_forms_of_wordplay
Grid-based word puzzle
A crossword is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares with numbers on the corners, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries")
Crossword
Magic word
Meaningless word used in magic rituals Hocus-pocus – Magic phrase Open sesame – Magical phrase in the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" Sator Square – Roman-era
Abracadabra
Word game
A word search, word find, word seek, word sleuth or mystery word puzzle is a word game that consists of the letters of words placed in a grid, which usually
Word_search
Square array with symbols that each occur once per row and column
square Problems in Latin squares Rook's graph, a graph that has Latin squares as its colorings Sator Square Vedic square Word square Busby, Mattha (27 June
Latin_square
2015 spy-themed board game
clue can only manifest in the form of a single word and a number; the number refers to how many word squares should be selected in total by the field operatives
Codenames_(board_game)
Obsolete mathematical term representing the eighth power of a number
word for Recorde's notation is zenzic, which is a German spelling of the medieval Italian word censo, meaning 'squared'. Since the square of a square
Zenzizenzizenzic
Chinese artist (born 1955)
to write the characters. The artist often signs his work as "" (the Square Word Calligraphic form of Xu Bing). also features artistically in the header
Xu_Bing
American video game company
names: authors list (link) "Imangi word puzzle game arrives on the App Store". July 29, 2008. "Imangi Word Squares". Metacritic. "Little Red Sled". Metacritic
Imangi_Studios
Student-led demonstrations in China
justifications for it. In conjunction with the plan to clear the square by force, the Politburo received word from army headquarters stating that troops were ready
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
Topics referred to by the same term
popular in South East Asian cuisine Sator Square (or Rotas Square), a first-century word square containing a five-word Latin palindrome Sator (the "Sower")
Sator
Square of numbers with equal row, column and diagonal totals
kamea. In a magical context, the term magic square is also applied to a variety of word squares or number squares found in magical grimoires, including some
Magic_square
Shape-shifting puzzle similar to Rubik's Cube
solved (or original) state, viewing the cube from the face with the word "Square-1" printed on it, the colors are: white on top, green on the bottom,
Square-1_(puzzle)
Gnostic mystical word with many meanings
texts Chronos – Ancient Greek personification of time Sator Square – Roman-era word square with a Latin palindrome Drexler, W (1908). "ABRASAX, ab´rɑ-sax
Abraxas
Computation model defining an abstract machine
stationed at each end to add extra blank squares as needed". Cf. Rogers (1987, p. 13). Other authors use the word "square" e.g. Boolos, Burgess & Jeffrey (2002
Turing_machine
Longest words in various languages
The longest word in any given language depends on the word formation rules of each specific language, and on the types of words allowed for consideration
Longest_words
Mathematical symbol denoting a root
In linguistics, the symbol is used to denote a root word. Each positive real number has two square roots, one positive and the other negative. The radical
Radical_symbol
2021 browser game
web-based word game created and developed by the Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. In the game, players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving
Wordle
Natural number
and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky
4
American animated sitcom
use the word "Sponge", so that viewers would not mistake the character for a "cheese man". He settled on the name "SpongeBob". The surname "SquarePants"
SpongeBob_SquarePants
Christianshavns Torv, Nytorv). The Danish use the word "plads" where an English-speaker would generally use the word "square." This follows the pattern established
List_of_squares_in_Copenhagen
others have diverse communal gardens. Most of those that are actually square have the word in their name, and these are listed below. Others more flexibly identified
Squares_in_London
Kind of infinitely long sequence of characters
In mathematics, more specifically in combinatorics on words, a Sturmian word (Sturmian sequence or billiard sequence) is a certain kind of infinitely long
Sturmian_word
Shape with four equal sides and angles
from an ancient Greek word for the number four, referring to the four corners of a square tile. Graph paper, preprinted with a square tiling, is widely used
Square
Fractal curve
construction of 8 square patterns around each square pattern. By an iterated construction of octagons The Hausdorff dimension of the Fibonacci word fractal is
Fibonacci_word_fractal
Greek language written using the Latin alphabet
Greeklish could be the word "plateia", which in Greek means "square" and using the Greek alphabet is spelled "πλατεία". The word "plateia" derives from
Greeklish
Language arts museum in Washington DC, United States
Planet Word is a language arts museum that opened in Washington, DC, in October 2020. It is described as "the museum where language comes to life" and
Planet_Word
Natural number
4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. The
3
a board square) Some other differences from Scrabble are: a rack is six tiles instead of seven; the center square is not a "double word square"; and, playing
Numble
Term used in Scrabble in North America
played across two triple-word squares. The lowest possible score for a bingo is 56. This is achieved by making an 8-letter word with six one-point tiles
Bingo_(Scrabble)
SI derived unit of illuminance
in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to one lumen per square metre. In photometry, this is used as a measure of the irradiance, as perceived
Lux
English word
spelling variations including okay, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement
OK
Public square in London, England
Trafalgar Square (/trəˈfælɡər/ trə-FAL-gər) is a public square in the City of Westminster in Central London. It was established in the early 19th century
Trafalgar_Square
Mathematical abelian group
technique. In that instance, the Cayley table is written The SATOR square is a 5×5 word square : It satisfies the following constraints : A : ( i , j ) = (
Klein_four-group
Symmetrical calligraphic or typographic visual pun
Scrabble included the word in its database in November 2022. Many ambigrams can be described as graphic palindromes. The first Sator square palindrome was found
Ambigram
American radio and television program
Orchestra at Temple Square. The program also includes spiritual messages and passages related to a specific episode's theme (the "spoken word"), presented by
Music_&_the_Spoken_Word
Text formed from parts of another text
An acrostic is a poem or other word composition in which the first letter (or syllable, or word) of each new line (or paragraph, or other recurring feature
Acrostic
Number whose square is a given number
the word "جذر" (variously transliterated as jaḏr, jiḏr, ǧaḏr or ǧiḏr, "root"), placed in its initial form (ﺟ) over a number to indicate its square root
Square_root
Shape between a square and a circle
superellipse, the other arising from work in optics. The word "squircle" is a portmanteau of the words "square" and "circle". Squircles have been applied in design
Squircle
Greek word for town square
Plateia or Platia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling
Plateia
2026 video game
Tales is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Claytechworks and published by Square Enix. It follows the adventurer Elliot as he travels
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
The_Adventures_of_Elliot:_The_Millennium_Tales
Prominent square in Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Firdos Square (Arabic: ساحة الفردوس, romanized: Sāḥat al-Firdaus) is a public open space in central Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after the Persian word Ferdows
Firdos_Square
Effect of psychological interference on reaction time
when the ink color and the word match) than when neutral stimuli are present (e.g. stimulus 3; when only a colored square is shown). The third finding
Stroop_effect
This following is a list of central squares in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. This square is the main plaza in Dushanbe and in the country. The
List_of_squares_in_Dushanbe
Topics referred to by the same term
Inc. OPERA, one of the five words in the first-century Latin word square, the Sator Square MSC Opera, a cruise ship Opera cake, a type of French cake Operation
Opera_(disambiguation)
Alphabet of the Hebrew language
that have different forms in word-final position, the final forms are displayed beneath the regular forms. The block (square, or print form) and cursive
Hebrew_alphabet
Punctuation mark
these brackets is "crotchets". Square brackets are often used to insert explanatory material or to mark where a [word or] passage was omitted from an
Bracket
1986 TV series or program
the word for each square. A green dollar sign appeared in a square if its word was guessed correctly, but if the champion passed on a word, its square was
Wordplay_(game_show)
Two-masted sailing vessel
the word had evolved to refer not to a kind of vessel, but rather to a particular type of rigging: two-masted, with her foremast fully square-rigged
Brigantine
Numerological connection between words whose letters' number values have equal sums
of numbers Marcosians – Gnostic sect founded by Marcus Sator Square – Roman-era word square with a Latin palindrome Theomatics – Numerological study of
Isopsephy
American television game show
Hollywood Squares (originally The Hollywood Squares, The New Hollywood Squares (1986-1989), then later stylized as H2: Hollywood Squares) is an American
Hollywood_Squares
Aspect of ancient Roman culture
handsome― a guy who could beat you up and who is good-looking. Word squares (magic square) and riddles are also common forms of the culture of graffiti
Roman_graffiti
Word used for concepts relating to Latter-Day Saints
The word Mormon most colloquially denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism in restorationist Christianity. Mormon also
Mormon_(word)
Street in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Sze Fong Kai in Cantonese), a mistranslation that resulted from the word square being misinterpreted as a geometric shape. The more accurate translation
Public_Square_Street
Ancient Roman circus in Istanbul
Roman Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square (Turkish: Sultanahmet Meydanı). The word hippodrome comes from the Greek
Hippodrome_of_Constantinople
Four-dimensional analogue of the cube
two-dimensional square and a three-dimensional cube. Just as the perimeter of the square consists of four edges and the surface of the cube consists of six square faces
Tesseract
Type of poem or text
between the capital I and T – of thIs modesT – and so on. Backronym Word square Walsh, Michael, Sunday, Jun. 24, 2001. "Sounds of Silence", Time Cage
Mesostic
Public park in Manhattan, New York
Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The square-shaped park
Tompkins_Square_Park
Crossword-style word making board game
containing 225 squares. Certain squares are premium squares: eight red triple word score (TWS) squares, 17 pink double word score (DWS) squares, including
Scrabble
Form of poetry
by Daniel Zimmerman, each line of the 14 line poems anagrams a 4 x 4 word square. The Uncertainty of the Poet, by Wendy Cope, is a gentle poem that repeatedly
Anagrammatic_poetry
Square in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Independence Square (Uzbek: Mustaqillik Maydoni, Мустақиллик Майдони) is a central square of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. After the proclamation of Uzbekistan's
Mustaqillik_Maydoni
uniquely as a reduced word in S. Word problem (mathematics) Word problem for groups for example, fdr1 and r1fc in the group of square symmetries for example
Word_(group_theory)
Canadian literary festival
Library Square. 2012 was the final year of this city's participation as a Word on the Street festival. It has been re-branded as WORD Vancouver. The Word on
The Word on the Street (literary festival)
The_Word_on_the_Street_(literary_festival)
Games based on Scrabble
are currently your own colour. The special squares are pink and orange. A word with a tile on a pink square clears the board. When this happens a bonus
Scrabble_variants
Placeholder text used in publishing and graphic design
employed it in graphic and word-processing templates for its desktop publishing program PageMaker.[not in body] Other popular word processors, including Pages
Lorem_ipsum
Word guessing game
of squares. Each square has a letter or shape indicating the type of picture to be drawn. To advance to a new square, a player must guess the word or
Pictionary
Branch of mathematical linguistics
with a word. He uses this technique to describe his other contribution, the Thue–Morse sequence, or Thue–Morse word. Thue wrote two papers on square-free
Combinatorics_on_words
Metro station in Uttar Pradesh, India
all commercial passengers on 9 March 2019, Saturday from 0800 hours. Word Square Mall and Narinder Mohan Cancer Hospital are nearby. I.T.S College Mohan
Mohan_Nagar_metro_station
Archaic term for China, now considered an ethnic slur
regarded as a derogatory and offensive ethnic slur against Chinese people. The word entered Japanese language from Chinese and Sanskrit sources in earlier centuries
Shina_(word)
Problem of constructing equal-area shapes
Squaring the circle is a problem in geometry first proposed in Greek mathematics. It is the challenge of constructing a square with the area of a given
Squaring_the_circle
One of two American types of square dancing
Modern western square dance (also called western square dance, contemporary western square dance, modern American square dance or modern square dance) is one
Modern_Western_square_dance
Open public spaces in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in
Town_square
Town in Rogaland, Norway
train. The 5.7-square-kilometre (1,400-acre) town has a population (2025) of 13,459 and a population density of 2,361 inhabitants per square kilometre (6
Bryne
Square in Corfu, Greece
George dominates the northern end of the square. The name of the square is derived from the Venetian word for an "open flat area," reflecting the four
Spianada
Natural number
a noun when it refers to the number two as in two plus two is four. The word two is derived from the Old English words twā (feminine), tū (neuter), and
2
Public squares in Adelaide, Australia
University of Adelaide's Kaurna Dictionary Project, the square was assigned the name "Tangkaira", a word which means "fungus", after a prominent Kaurna person
Hurtle_Square
Irreducible fraction
rather than regular derivation: the word for "half" in various languages is etymologically unrelated to their word for "two". In English, for example,
One_half
Square in Moscow, Russia
ploshchad, or Beautiful Square. Archaically, the Russian word красная (krasnaya) meant 'beautiful', but now means 'red'. The current word for 'beautiful' is
Red_Square
Greatest integer less than or equal to square root
`word_bits` and combines partial results to compute the integer square root. Args: n (int): Non-negative integer to compute the square root of. word_bits
Integer_square_root
Construction providing a total order on a free monoid
Hall word is a conjugate of another Hall word. Every word w ∈ A ∗ {\displaystyle w\in A^{*}} is the conjugate of a power of a unique Hall word. There
Hall_word
The characters in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg
List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters
List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_characters
Natural number
considered a good number in Chinese culture because it sounds the same as the word "long-lasting" (久; pinyin: jiǔ). Nine is strongly associated with the Chinese
9
American choir based in Salt Lake City
its first radio broadcast of Music & the Spoken Word. By 1950, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performed numerous concerts each year and had released
Tabernacle_Choir
Church in Moscow, Russia
Kazan", is a Russian Orthodox church located on the northwest corner of Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The current building is a reconstruction of the original
Kazan_Cathedral,_Moscow
Square in Ankara, Turkey
Sıhhıye Square (Turkish: Sıhhiye Meydanı) is a square in Ankara, Turkey. "Sıhhiye" is a Turkish word for "Health". Because the former main building of
Sıhhiye_Square
In group theory, a word metric on a discrete group G {\displaystyle G} is a way to measure distance between any two elements of G {\displaystyle G} . As
Word_metric
identification of the senses of a word (i.e. meanings). Given that the output of word-sense induction is a set of senses for the target word (sense inventory), this
Word-sense_induction
Square in Budapest, Hungary
Square (Hungarian: Kossuth Lajos tér, pronounced [ˈkoʃut ˈlɒjoʃ ˈteːr]), also known as Kossuth Square (Kossuth tér [ˈkoʃut ˈteːr]), is a city square situated
Kossuth_Square
Piece of cloth for personal use
handkercher or a fogle) is a form of a kerchief or bandanna, typically a hemmed square of thin fabric which can be carried in the pocket or handbag for personal
Handkerchief
Board game based on Scrabble
is larger (21×21 or 441 squares vs. 15×15 or 225 squares); there are more premium squares (going up to quadruple letter and word score spaces); there are
Super_Scrabble
Type of code
reordered square below. There are several encryption methods using the Polybius square. Three of them are described below. Let us encrypt the word "SOMETEXT"
Polybius_square
Type of website edited collaboratively
the first user-editable website called WikiWikiWeb – wiki being a Hawaiian word meaning 'quick' (pronounced [ˈviti]). Wikis are powered by wiki software
Wiki
Canal boat based bookshop
Word on the Water is a bookshop situated on a barge that normally resides on Regent's Canal in the King's Cross area at Granary Square, London, although
Word_on_the_Water
WORD SQUARE
WORD SQUARE
Female
Scandinavian
Short form of Scandinavian Tordis, TORD means "Thor's goddess" or "Thor's woman."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the vocabulary word lord, presumably for someone who behaved in a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities. It may also have been an occupational name for a servant in the household of the lord of the manor, or possibly a status name for a landlord or the lord of the manor himself. The word itself derives from Old English hlÄford, earlier hlÄf-weard, literally ‘loaf-keeper’, since the lord or chief of a clan was responsible for providing food for his dependants.Irish : English name adopted as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh (see Tierney) and Mac Thighearnáin (see McKiernan).French : nickname from Old French l’ord ‘the dirty one’.Possibly an altered spelling of Laur.The French name is particularly associated with Acadia in Canada, around 1760.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Herd.Respelling of Swedish HÃ¥rd (see Hard 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English weard, WARD means "guard, watchman."Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
Blossoms, Flowers
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : variant of Wurm.English : nickname from Middle English wurm ‘serpent’, ‘dragon’ (Old English wyrm).
Surname or Lastname
German (Wörl)
German (Wörl) : variant of Wehrle.English : perhaps a habitational name for someone from Worle in Somerset, which is most probably named with Old English wÅr ‘wood grouse’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : variant spelling of Vold (see Voll).English : topographic name for someone who lived on any of the areas of open upland known from Middle English times onwards as wolds (e.g. the Yorkshire Wolds or the Cotswolds). This term derives from Old English wald ‘forest’ (see Wald). After the extensive clearance of forests in England, from before the Norman Conquest onward, the Old English term wald came to denote open uplands (wolds) in Middle English in certain areas of England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Middle English, Old English ford, or a habitational name from one of the many places named with this word, such as Ford in Northumberland, Shropshire, and West Sussex, or Forde in Dorset.Irish : Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example Mac Giolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran).Jewish : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.Translation of German Fürth (see Furth).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood or a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter or forester, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu).English and Scottish : nickname for a mad, eccentric, or violent person, from Middle English wÅd ‘mad’, ‘frenzied’ (Old English wÄd), as in Adam le Wode, Worcestershire 1221.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Ford.
Male
English
Short form of English Gordon, GORD means "spacious fort."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Swedish
Bold Adviser; Wise; Courageous Advice; Cord Maker; Wise Counsel; Honest Adviser; Surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Gourd.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English Irish
Guard.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney.English : from Old English (ge)weorc ‘work’, ‘fortification’, hence probably a topographic name or an occupational name for someone who worked on fortifications or at a fort.Danish : habitational name from a place so called.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria) and Scottish
English (Northumbria) and Scottish : habitational name from East Ord in Northumberland, named with Old English ord ‘point’. Compare Ort 3.English : from a Germanic personal name (see Ort 2).Scottish : habitational name from various minor places named with Gaelic ord ‘hammer’, used as a topographical term for a rounded hill.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old English word ford, FORD means "ford, river crossing."
WORD SQUARE
WORD SQUARE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Follower of a spiritual path.
Boy/Male
English
From the Old English 'cuth' meaning famous, and 'beorth' meaning bright.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Favourable; Devoted; Fond
Girl/Female
Hindu
Bitter
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Chilqiyah, HILKIAH means "my portion is God." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the father of Eliakim, and a High Priest who lived in the time of King Josiah.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Assistant; Helper
Boy/Male
Tamil
Wish, Thirst, Desire
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Intent; Busy
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ray of light, Name of a star
WORD SQUARE
WORD SQUARE
WORD SQUARE
WORD SQUARE
WORD SQUARE
v. t.
To express in words; to phrase.
superl.
Containing many words; full of words.
n.
See Wood worm, under Wood.
superl.
Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
v. t.
To flatter with words; to cajole.
n.
One who cavils at words.
n.
A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
v. t.
To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
v. t.
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.
v. t.
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
v. i.
To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
n.
A wood; a forest.
superl.
Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war.
n.
The word or words governed.
n.
Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.
v. t.
To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as, to wood a steamboat or a locomotive.
v. i.
To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.
n.
Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
a.
Respecting words; full of words; wordy.
adv.
With close adherence to words; word by word.