Definition of idiom

"idiom" in the noun sense

1. parlance, idiom

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

2. dialect, idiom, accent

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"

"he has a strong German accent"

"it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

3. artistic style, idiom

the style of a particular artist or school or movement

"an imaginative orchestral idiom"

4. idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

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Quotations for idiom

Every good writer has much idiom; it is the life and spirit of language. [ Landor ]

idiom in Scrabble®

The word idiom is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters idiom:

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The 108 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In idiom

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idiom in Words With Friends™

The word idiom is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters idiom:

IDIOM
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The 123 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In idiom

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Words within the letters of idiom

2 letter words in idiom (3 words)

3 letter words in idiom (2 words)

4 letter words in idiom (1 word)

5 letter words in idiom (1 word)

idiom + 1 blank (2 words)

idiom + 2 blanks (4 words)

Word Growth involving idiom

Shorter words in idiom

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Longer words containing idiom

basidiomycete basidiomycetes homobasidiomycetes

idiomatic idiomatically

idiomatic nonidiomatic

idiomatic unidiomatic

idiomorph idiomorphic hypidiomorphic hypidiomorphically

idiomorph idiomorphic idiomorphical idiomorphically hypidiomorphically

idiomorph idiomorphism idiomorphisms

idiomorph idiomorphous

idiomorph idiomorphs

idiomorph idiomorphy

idioms

ophidiomancy