textEnglishOxford American Thesaurustext noun 1 a text which explores pain and grief: written work, book, work, printed work, narrative. 2 the pictures are clear and relate well to the text: words, wording; subject matter, content, contents, body, main body, main matter. 3 he sent all inquirers the text of Sir Derek's speech: transcript, script. 4 academic texts: textbook, book; set book, set text. 5 the text is taken from the First Book of Samuel: passage, extract, quotation, verse, line; reading, lesson. 6 he took as his text the fact that Australia is a paradise: theme, subject, topic, issue, point, motif; thesis, argument.