Message

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: mes=sage

CIDE DICTIONARY

Message, n. [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf. Messenger.].

•  Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.  [1913 Webster]

  "Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee."  [1913 Webster]
•  Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message.  [1913 Webster]

Message shell. See Shell.

Message, v. t. 

 To bear as a message.  [1913 Webster]

Message, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.].

 A messenger.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Message, n. & v.
--n.
1 an oral or written communication sent by one person to another.
2 an inspired or significant communication from a prophet, writer, or preacher.
3 a mission or errand.
4 (in pl.) Sc. & N.Engl. things bought; shopping.
--v.tr.
1 send as a message.
2 transmit (a plan etc.) by signalling etc.

Idiom

get the message colloq. understand what is meant. message stick Austral. a stick carved with significant marks, carried as identification by Aboriginal messengers.

Etymology

ME f. OF ult. f. L mittere miss- send

THESAURUS

Message

ALGOL, COBOL, ESP, FORTRAN, acceptation, account, acknowledgment, acquaintance, address, advice, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, angular data, announcement, answer, assembler, bearer, billet, binary digit, binary scale, binary system, bit, blue book, briefing, bug, bulletin, business letter, byte, carrier, chit, command pulses, commands, commerce, communication, communion, communique, compiler, computer code, computer language, computer program, congress, connection, contact, control signals, controlled quantity, conversation, converse, correcting signals, correspondence, courier, data, datum, dealing, dealings, declaration, directive, directory, dispatch, dispatcher, embassy, emissary, enlightenment, envoy, epistle, error, error signals, essence, evidence, exchange, express, facts, factual information, familiarization, favor, feedback pulses, feedback signals, film data, gen, general information, go-between, guidebook, handout, hard information, herald, hexadecimal system, idea, implication, import, incidental information, info, information, input data, input quantity, instruction, instructions, intelligence, intendment, interaction, interchange, intercommunication, intercommunion, intercourse, intermediary, internuncio, interplay, knowledge, letter, light, line, linguistic intercourse, machine language, meaning, mediator, memo, memorandum, mention, messenger, missive, multiple messages, news, noise, note, notice, notification, numeric data, octal system, oscillograph data, output data, output quantity, play, pneumatogram, point, polar data, post, presentation, promotional material, proof, publication, publicity, punch-card data, purport, random data, rectangular data, reference quantity, release, reply, report, rescript, response, ruly English, sense, sidelight, signals, significance, significancy, signification, single messages, social intercourse, speaking, speech, speech circuit, speech situation, statement, talking, telegram, telepathy, the dope, the goods, the know, the scoop, tidings, touch, traffic, transmission, truck, two-way communication, understanding, unorganized data, visible-speech data, white book, white paper, word

ROGET THESAURUS

Message

Advice

N advice, counsel, adhortation, word to the wise, suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy, advisement, exhortation, expostulation, admonition, guidance, instruction, charge, injunction, obtestation, Governor's message, President's message, King's message, Queen's speech, message, speech from the throne, adviser, prompter, counsel, counselor, monitor, mentor, Nestor, magnus Apollo, senator, teacher, guide, manual, chart, physician, doctor, leech, archiater, arbiter, reference, referment, consultation, conference, pourparler, recommendatory, hortative, dehortatory, admonitory, Int, go to!, give every man thine ear but few thy voice, I pray thee cease thy counsel, my guide, philosopher, and friend, 'twas good advice and meant, my son be good, verbum sat sapienti, a word to the wise is sufficient, vive memor leti, we, ask advice but we mean approbation.

Command

N command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod, despatch, dispatch, message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions, appointment, fixture, demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication, ultimatum, request, requirement, dictation, dictate, mandate, caveat, decree, senatus consultum, precept, prescript, rescript, writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti- sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation, word, word of command, mot d'ordre, bugle call, trumpet call, beat of drum, tattoo, order of the day, enactment, plebiscite, commanding, authoritative, decretory, decretive, decretal, callable, jussive, in a commanding tone, by a stroke of the pen, by a dash of the pen, by order, at beat of drum, on the first summons, the decree is gone forth, sic volo sic jubeo, le Roi le veut, boutez en avant.

News

N news, information, piece of news, budget of news, budget of information, intelligence, tidings, word, advice, aviso, message, dispatch, despatch, telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy, report, rumor, hearsay, on dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame, talk, oui dire, scandal, eavesdropping, town tattle, table talk, tittle tattle, canard, topic of the day, idea afloat, bulletin, fresh news, stirring news, glad tidings, flash, news just in, on-the-spot coverage, live coverage, old story, old news, stale news, stale story, chestnut, narrator, newsmonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler, journalism, media, news media, the press, the information industry, newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication, radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission), United Press International, UPI, Associated Press, AP, The Dow Jones News Service, DJ, The New York Times News Service, NYT, Reuters, TASS, The Nikkei, newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department, anchorman, anchorwoman, sportscaster, weatherman, press secretary, public relations department, public relations man, many-tongued, rumored, publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported, rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town, in progress, live, on the spot, in person, as the story goes, as the story runs, as they say, it is said, by telegraph, by wireless, airy tongues that syllable men's names, what's up?, what's the latest?, what's new?, what's the latest poop?.