word meaning
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
McCarthy named the boy Cullen, an anglicized form of a Gaelic word meaning, roughly, “young hound” or “handsome one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Tribal elders suggested Wo'aabi, an Indigenous word meaning "worm."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
This mass exodus has been dubbed "japa", a Yoruba word meaning "to escape".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
As I wrote in my 2023 book, “The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence, a Memoir,” the very name “Wales” is a Saxon word meaning “Home of the Foreigners.”
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
In all the major European languages the same metaphorical use of a word meaning ‘uncover’ was soon adopted to describe the voyages of discovery.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word