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words

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1. words(noun)

   the words that are spoken

   "I listened to his words very closely"

2. lyric, words, language(noun)

   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. words(noun)

   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, dustup(noun)

   an angry dispute

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

5. actor's line, speech, words(noun)

   words making up the dialogue of a play

   "the actor forgot his speech"

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1. words(Noun)

   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.

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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.

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Lancelot Thwaytes:

   Words cannot really do my emotions justice, but I was in utter disbelief and absolutely horrified to see that the painting was now being proclaimed to the world as an original Caravaggio.

2. Reyad Yassin Abdulla:

   There is work on the ground that needs to be implemented so it can be a real truce, not just words that mess with people's emotions.

3. Ozzy Osbourne:

   Words can not express how frustrated, angry and depressed I am not to be able to tour right now, i'm grateful for the love and support I'm getting from my family, my band, friends and fans, it's really what's keeping me going. Just know that I am getting better every day... I will fully recover... I will finish my tour... I will be back !

4. Lawyer Ted Wells:

   'I believe the conclusions have been proven by the preponderance of the evidence standard, i used the words 'more probable than not' because that is what is in the rules, because I thought it was appropriate when people read my report to always make sure that they understood the burden of proof that I was following.

5. Anuj Somany:

   A person who does not understand the language of politeness should only be greeted with the words with which he has treated often to the people.

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