Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Text

   /tekst/

   

   noun

   • 1. a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form: "a text that explores pain and grief" Similar written workbookworkprinted worknarrative
   • ▪ a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work: "in some passages it is difficult to establish the original text"
   • ▪ written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work: "stylistic features of journalistic text"
   • ▪ data in the form of words or alphabetic characters.
   • 2. the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations: "the pictures are clear and relate well to the text" Similar wordswordingsubject mattercontentcontentsbodymain bodymain matter
   • ▪ a script or libretto. Similar transcriptscript
   • 3. a written work chosen or assigned as a subject of study: "the book is intended as a secondary text for religion courses"
   • ▪ a textbook: "an organic chemistry text" Similar textbookbookset bookset text
   • ▪ a passage from the Bible or other religious work, especially when used as the subject of a sermon. Similar passageextractquotationverselinereadinglesson
   • ▪ a subject or theme for a discussion or exposition: "he took as his text the fact that Australia is paradise" Similar themesubjecttopicissuepointmotifthesisargument
   • 4. a text message: "just give us a call or send us a text"
   • 5. fine, large handwriting, used especially for manuscripts.

   verb

   • 1. send a text message to: "I thought it was fantastic that he took the trouble to text me"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’), from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. texter noun
   • 2. textless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • T

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › textTEXT - 29 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

   dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › text

   • Cached

   Synonyms and antonyms of. text. in English. text. noun. These are words and phrases related to text. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of text. Did you just look at the pictures in the book or did you also read the text?

3. www.powerthesaurus.org › text › synonymsText synonyms - 1 025 Words and Phrases for Text - Power ...

   www.powerthesaurus.org › text › synonyms

   • Cached

   Another way to say Text? Synonyms for Text (other words and phrases for Text). Synonyms for Text. 1 025 other terms for text- words and phrases with similar meaning. Lists. synonyms. antonyms. definitions. sentences. thesaurus. words. phrases. idioms. Parts of speech. nouns. verbs. adjectives. Tags. topic. idea.

4. www.powerthesaurus.org › textTEXT in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for TEXT

   www.powerthesaurus.org › text

   • Cached

   Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Text meaning and usage. Thesaurus for Text Related terms for text - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with text

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusTEXT Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurus

   • Cached

   5 days ago · Synonyms for TEXT in English: contents, words, content, wording, body, matter, subject matter, main body, words, wording, …

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySynonyms of TEXT | Collins American English Thesaurus

   www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Apr 30, 2024 · 2 (noun) in the sense of words. The output might be just one line of characters or several hundred pages of text. Synonyms. words. wording. See examples for synonyms. 3 (noun) in the sense of transcript. Definition. the written version of the words of a speech, broadcast or recording.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › textText - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › text

   noun. the words of something written. “there were more than a thousand words of text ”. “they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech”. “he wants to reconstruct the original text ”. synonyms: textual matter. see more. noun. the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)

8. www.wordreference.com › synonyms › texttext - WordReference.com English Thesaurus

   www.wordreference.com › synonyms › text

   • Cached

   text. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: writing. Synonyms: writing, inscription, handwriting, words, letters, script, font. Sense: Noun: passage. Synonyms: passage, extract, excerpt, line, verse, quotation, quote, paragraph, stanza, block of text, reading. Sense: Noun: piece of written work.