Table of Contents THESAURUS
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RELATED WORDS : by word of mouth closed-class word cognate word content word curse word deictic word dirty word entry word equivalent word four-letter anglo-saxon word four-letter word function word get word ghost word give give a damn give a hand give a hang give a hoot give a lift give and take give away give back give birth give birth to give care give chase give ear give forth give full measure give ground give in give it a try give it a whirl give it the deep six give notice give off give one's best give or take give out give over give rise give suck give thanks give the axe give the bounce give the eye give the gate give the glad eye give the once over give the sack give tongue to give up give vent give voice give way give way to good word guide word head word key word last word leave word main entry word monosyllabic word nonce word open-class word opposite word polysemantic word polysemous word polysyllabic word portmanteau word root word say the word send word smear word spoken word subordinate word superordinate word weasel word word word accent word blindness word class word deafness word division word finder word for word word form word formation word game word meaning word method word of advice word of farewell word of god word of honor word of mouth word order word painting word picture word play word processing word processing system word processor word salad word sense word square word stress word string word structure word to the wise written word

THESAURUS

give the word

OK, accord, admit, allow, bid, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, command, commission, consent, declare, decree, dictate, direct, dispense, enjoin, give an order, give leave, give permission, give the go-ahead, grant, instruct, issue a command, issue a writ, leave, let, make possible, mandate, okay, ordain, order, order about, permit, proclaim, promulgate, pronounce, release, rule, say the word, vouchsafe

ROGET THESAURUS

give the word

Command

VB command, order, decree, enact, ordain, dictate, direct, give orders, prescribe, set, appoint, mark out, set a task, prescribe a task, impose a task, set to work, put in requisition, bid, enjoin, charge, call upon, instruct, require at the hands of, exact, impose, tax, task, demand, insist on, claim, lay claim to, revendicate, reclaim, cite, summon, call for, send for, subpoena, beckon, issue a command, make a requisition, issue a requisition, promulgate a requisition, make a decree, issue a decree, promulgate a decree, make an order, issue an order, promulgate an order, give the word of command, give the word, give the signal, call to order, give the law, lay down the law, assume the command, remand, be ordered, receive an order.

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