noun
Meaning 1
plural of word
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
- Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /wɜːdz/
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General-American: /wɜɹdz/
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General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dz
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CMU ARPABET: W ER1 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Angry debate or conversation; argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The lines in a script for a performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Sat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Lyrics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- The composer set the words to music.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of word
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
language that is spoken or written
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he has a gift for words
- she put her thoughts into words
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: language, linguistic communication
noun
Meaning 7
words making up the dialogue of a play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the actor forgot his speech
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: actor's line, speech
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
Narrower terms: aside, cue, monologue, soliloquy, throwaway
noun
Meaning 8
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his compositions always started with the lyrics
- he wrote both words and music
- the song uses colloquial language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lyric, language
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: text, textual matter
Narrower terms: love lyric
noun
Meaning 9
the words that are spoken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I listened to his words very closely
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
noun
Meaning 10
an angry dispute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they had a quarrel
- they had words
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quarrel, wrangle, row, run-in, dustup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
Narrower terms: affray, altercation, fracas, bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss, bust-up
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 氣話 /气话 (qìhuà) — angry debate or conversation
- Chinese Mandarin: 爭吵 /争吵 (zhēngchǎo) — angry debate or conversation
- Finnish: sanaharkka — angry debate or conversation
- German: Streit — angry debate or conversation
- Russian: ссора (ssora) — angry debate or conversation
- Chinese Mandarin: 臺詞 /台词 (táicí) — lines in a script for a performance
- Finnish: sanat — lines in a script for a performance
- Finnish: vuorosanat — lines in a script for a performance
- Russian: слова (slova) — lines in a script for a performance
- Russian: текст (tekst) — lines in a script for a performance
Real reading context