The phrase "asking for a word" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you are requesting someone to provide a specific term or expression, often in a context where clarity or precision is needed.
Example: "During the meeting, I found myself asking for a word to describe the new marketing strategy we were discussing."
Alternatives: "requesting a term" or "seeking a phrase".
It's typically asking for a word of suffix that can go at the end of the word in a clue.
Christine Schroeder, a teacher at Lakeshore High School, was suspended for four days, WSJM reports, and had agreed to attend a racial sensitivity workshop after giving students a quiz with a fill-in-the-blank question asking for a word that describes neighboring Benton Harbor -- a poor, mostly black town.
When I spoke to each artist, I asked for a word that had no exact translation into English.
Ask for a word that rhymes with "cat," for example, and they may have no idea what the question means.
The question asked for a word that used only the 10 keys, not that uses every one of them.
In the very first Questioningly, we had asked for a word to be removed from the language.
Mr. Lay answered with an "Awww what'a ye want?" said Mr. Rylance, who identified himself and asked for a word.
I remember one occasion when the Times was publishing a brutal article about one of his close friends: he read the article in its entirety the day before publication, but never asked for a word to be changed.
On our way out, the Combat Stress press officer asks for a word: don't forget, he says, that most veterans make a perfectly successful return to civilian life.
Even if a Web site announces itself as a crowded room by calling itself a "forum" or a "chat room," it never feels crowded because much of the commentary involves responding to specific posts, an act that — for those clinging to old-fashioned metaphors — resembles approaching someone in that crowded room to ask for a word.
Linda asks for a word with Mick and Nancy - can she bring her family back together?
