Usually means: Words consisting of four letters.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word four-letter words:

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  1. four-letter words: Merriam-Webster
  2. four-letter words, four-letter words: Collins English Dictionary
  3. four-letter words: Vocabulary.com
  4. four-letter words: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. four-letter words: Wiktionary
  6. four-letter words: Dictionary.com
  7. four-letter words: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See four-letter_word as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (four-letter word)

noun:  A reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so-called seven dirty words.
noun:  (by extension) A swear word or any words considered to be taboo in a given scenario (regardless of length of word).
▸ Also see four-letter_word


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