Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1569]
word·ing noun : verbal expression : PHRASEOLOGY
Synonyms
diction, language, phraseology, phrasing; also expression, formulation, locution; enunciation, phrase, speech, style, utterance, voice
word·less adjective 1 : not expressed or not expressible in words
2 : involving no use of words
Synonyms
implicit, tacit, unexpressed, unspoken, unvoiced—more at IMPLICIT
word of mouth : oral communication
word·play noun : playful use of words
word processing noun : the production of typewritten documents with automated and usu. computerized text-editing equipment
— word process verb
word processor noun : a keyboard-operated terminal for use in word processing; also : software to perform word processing
wordy adjective word·i·er; -est : using many words : VERBOSE
Synonyms
circuitous, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy; also chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, voluble; redundant, repetitious, tautological; embellished, embroidered; bombastic, grandiloquent, highfalutin
Antonyms
compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse
wore past of WEAR
1work noun 1 : activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something : LABOR
2 a : something that needs to be done or accomplished : TASK, JOB b : the labor, task, or duty that affords one his accustomed means of livelihood : EMPLOYMENT 3 : the energy used when a force is applied over a given distance 4 : something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill 5 : a fortified structure 6 plural : engineering structures 7 plural : a place where industrial labor is done : FACTORY 8 plural : the moving parts of a mechanism 9 : something produced by mental effort or physical labor; especially : an artistic production (as a book or needlework) 10 : WORKMANSHIP 11 : material in the process of manufacture 12 plural : everything possessed, available, or belonging — in the works : in process of preparation Synonyms [1] effort, exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while—more at EFFORT [2b] calling, employment, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation—more at OCCUPATION [4, 9] affair, fruit, handiwork, output, produce, product, thing, yield—more at PRODUCT usually works [7] factory, mill, plant, shop, workshop—more at FACTORY [9] composition, opus, piece—more at COMPOSITION 2work adjective 1 : used for work <~ elephants> 2 : suitable or styled for wear while working <~ clothes> 3work verb worked or wrought ; work·ing 1 : to bring to pass : EFFECT 2 : to fashion or create a useful or desired product through labor or exertion 3 : to prepare for use (as by kneading) 4 : to bring into a desired form by a manufacturing process <~ cold steel>