Answer:

word

Answer	Crossword Clue
WORD	What a definition defines
WORD	Conversation piece?
WORD	Popular Microsoft product

WORD	Kind of ladder exemplified by the answers to the seven starred clues
WORD	Promise
WORD	Dictionary unit
WORD	News
WORD	Basic dictionary entry
WORD	Microsoft product
WORD	Scrabble formation
WORD	Popular Microsoft software

WORD	Scrabble play