Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

text message

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: tex-t mes-sage
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

verb

To transmit a text message.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"After the kitten had died, Robins sent a text message to Knutton saying: "Remember the saying: 'What goes around comes around?' It has started already to bite you in the arse. The cat? Karma.""
"A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
"Similarly, Fingilish usually refers to transliterated Farsi in chatrooms, text messages, and the like."
"I told him to text message you when he's finished."
"Please text message the directions to me."

Usage

Inflected Forms

text messages (plural) text messages (present, singular) text messaging (participle, present) text messaged (participle, past) text messaged (past)

Derived Forms

sext texting

Phrases

sex-text text messaging

Synonyms

text message SMS

Questions

What does text message mean?: A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

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