Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play.

(idiomatic) A heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.

plural of war of words

(idiomatic) A brief piece of advice.

(idiomatic) Used to emphasis following as a piece of significant advice.

plural of content word

Consisting of a single word.

Consisting of more than one word.

(linguistics, lexicography) A word that is not a function word, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and most adverbs.

(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, or conjunctions.