Difference between Word and Watchword

What is the difference between Word and Watchword?

Word as a noun is a distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern. while Watchword as a noun is a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies

Word

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: , or to speak the truth; the shortened form of the statement, "My word is my bond," an expression eventually shortened to "Word is bond," before it finally got cut to just "Word," which is its most commonly used form. An abbreviated form of ; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To say or write (something) using particular words.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern. A distinct unit of language which is approved by some authority. Something promised, (as in a contract or oath). News; tidings. A discussion. A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space. A finite string which is not a command or operator. A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine. On many 16-bit machines a word is 16 bits or two bytes. A group element, expressed as a product of group elements. God. The Bible.

Example sentence: The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.

Watchword

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemiesa word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle or rule of action; a maxim, byworda rallying cry

We hope you now know whether to use Word or Watchword in your sentence.

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