words

Noun

• the words that are spoken
  • "I listened to his words very closely"
• the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
  • "he wrote both words and music"
• language that is spoken or written
  • "he has a gift for words"
  • "she put her thoughts into words"
• an angry dispute
  • "they had words"
• words making up the dialogue of a play
• a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  • "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"
  • "he hardly said ten words all morning"
• a brief statement
• information about recent and important events
• a verbal command for action
• an exchange of views on some topic
• a promise
• a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory
  • "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
• the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
• a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
• the sacred writings of the Christian religions
• plural of word
• Angry debate or conversation; argument.
• The lines in a script for a performance.
• Lyrics.

Verb

• put into words or an expression
• third-person singular simple present indicative of word

Examples

• After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.
• The composer set the words to music.
• You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Saturday.

Synonyms

actor's line, articulate, Bible, Book, Christian Bible, countersign, discussion, dustup, formulate, give voice, give-and-take, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, intelligence, language, Logos, lyric, news, parole, password, phrase, quarrel, row, run-in, Scripture, Son, speech, tidings, watchword, word, Word, Word of God, word of honor, wrangle