As a Noun: 1. A single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, it has a space on either side of it when it is written. It can usually have one or more meanings. English = word. 2. The words that someone says, especially those words when they are written down. 3. The written down words (English) that translates the signs (Auslan) that someone has said. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To record or write down the words that someone says. English = transcribe. 2. To record or write down the words (English) that translate the signs (Auslan) that someone says.