Code
Code noun - A collection or system of rules of conduct.
Word
Word noun - A pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The common practice of teaching children a code word or code name for use if someone other than their parents has to pick them up for some reason.
Source: Code Emergency - With its alien view of reality it is bound by a strange code of honor to keeps its word, even though its summoners broke theirs.
Source: I Gave My Word - Adderly replies with an annoyed, "Dead parrots rarely sing."; Greenspan pulls out his code book and laboriously translates this, word by word, to mean, "This... conversation... is... ridiculous."
Source: Spy Speak
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Word and Code. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/code/word
Code & Word. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/code/word>.
Word or Code. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/code/word.
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