Definitions for Words
Words

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wordsnoun

   the words that are spoken

   "I listened to his words very closely"

2. lyric, words, languagenoun

   the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

   "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"

3. wordsnoun

   language that is spoken or written

   "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"

4. quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustupnoun

   an angry dispute

   "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

5. actor's line, speech, wordsnoun

   words making up the dialogue of a play

   "the actor forgot his speech"

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1. wordsnoun

   An angry discussion.

   They had words at the bar, but I don't know what about.

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1. Words

   "Words" is a song by the English rock band Bee Gees, Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. The song reached #1 in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and China. "Words" has been recorded by many other artists. Among them are a hit version by Rita Coolidge in 1978 and a version by Boyzone on the 1996 album A Different Beat. This was Boyzone's fifth single and their first number one hit in the UK.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. words

   The airy, fairy humming-birds of the imagination.

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1. words

   Singing is better than words because it gives joy to speech. Lyrics ate important but the melody defines the song.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 7, 2021  

2. words

   Plural form of word.

   Words and language are vital to our evolution on the planet, words have developed over time and are used to educate, express ourselves, read and write.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 17, 2015  

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1. words

   Song lyrics by words -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by words on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Dispute
   • Language
   • Line
   • Speech
   • Text

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Words' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #373

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Words' in Written Corpus Frequency: #451

Anagrams for Words »

1. sword, s-word

2. S-word

3. Sword

How to pronounce Words?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Words in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Words in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Words in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Words in a Sentence

1. Dell Loy Hansen:

   I recognize that at times I have spoken too quickly, without pausing to consider the feelings or good intentions of others, this is not acceptable, and I assume full responsibility for allowing my words to travel unfiltered as to their significance and impact.

2. Greg Kondrak:

   It turned out that over 80 per cent of the words were in a Hebrew dictionary, but we didn’t know if they made sense together.

3. Earl of Roscommon:

   What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.

4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

5. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev:

   However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.

Images & Illustrations of Words

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