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have <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span> (third-person singular simple present has <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span>, present participle having <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span>, simple past and past participle had <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span>) (idiomatic...
<span class="searchmatch">word</span> go full <span class="searchmatch">word</span> function <span class="searchmatch">word</span> fuzzword f-<span class="searchmatch">word</span>, F <span class="searchmatch">word</span>, f <span class="searchmatch">word</span>, F-<span class="searchmatch">word</span> gainword gallipot <span class="searchmatch">word</span> gamer <span class="searchmatch">word</span> get <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span> <span class="searchmatch">in</span> get <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span> <span class="searchmatch">in</span> edgeways, get <span class="searchmatch">a</span>...
by <span class="searchmatch">word</span> of mouth. 1983, R.E.M., “Just <span class="searchmatch">a</span> Touch”, <span class="searchmatch">in</span> Lifes Rich Paegent: Kevin heard it on the radio / Hugh informed <span class="searchmatch">word</span> of mouth / Carla read it <span class="searchmatch">in</span> the...
page 428: <span class="searchmatch">In</span> one of our first meetings, I explained to President Jiang that faith was <span class="searchmatch">a</span> vital part of my life and that I studied the <span class="searchmatch">Word</span> every day....
also: <span class="searchmatch">word</span>-for-<span class="searchmatch">word</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span> for <span class="searchmatch">word</span> <span class="searchmatch">In</span> exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim. He was able to repeat the entire script <span class="searchmatch">word</span> for <span class="searchmatch">word</span>. The...
<span class="searchmatch">a</span> woman of her <span class="searchmatch">word</span>. 2012, Carolyn Robinson Sommers, Betrayed by Destiny, →ISBN, page 143: Dean is <span class="searchmatch">a</span> great guy and is always helping someone. He is <span class="searchmatch">a</span>...
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See also: <span class="searchmatch">word</span> for <span class="searchmatch">word</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span>-for-<span class="searchmatch">word</span> (not comparable) Using exactly the same words (as were originally used). His essay was <span class="searchmatch">a</span> <span class="searchmatch">word</span>-for-<span class="searchmatch">word</span> copy of one...
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