English noun: last word |
1. | last word (communication) the final statement in a verbal argument |
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| Samples | She always gets the last word.
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| Broader (hypernym) | argument, statement |
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2. | last word (communication) an authoritative statement |
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| Samples | My doctor has the last word on the medicines I take.
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| Broader (hypernym) | authority |
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3. | last word (attribute) elegance by virtue of being fashionable |
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| Synonyms | chic, chichi, chicness, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank |
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| Broader (hypernym) | elegance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness |
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