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Words

noun

1.

The words that are spoken.

2.

The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number. Synonyms: language, lyric. "He wrote both words and music" , "The song uses colloquial language"

3.

Language that is spoken or written. "She put her thoughts into words"

4.

An angry dispute. Synonyms: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, wrangle. "They had words"

5.

Words making up the dialogue of a play. Synonyms: actor's line, speech.

Word

noun

1.

A unit of language that native speakers can identify. "He hardly said ten words all morning"

2.

A brief statement.

3.

Information about recent and important events. Synonyms: intelligence, news, tidings.

4.

A verbal command for action.

5.

An exchange of views on some topic. Synonyms: discussion, give-and-take. "We had a word or two about it"

6.

A promise. Synonyms: parole, word of honor.

7.

A word is a string of bits stored in computer memory.

8.

The divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus). Synonyms: Logos, Son.

9.

A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group. Synonyms: countersign, parole, password, watchword.

10.

The sacred writings of the Christian religions. Synonyms: Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God.

verb

(past & past part. worded; pres. part. wording)

1.

Put into words or an expression. Synonyms: articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase.

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... "Thy words are very insolent," said the maiden, frowning. "Were kindness not looking from thy face, I should think thee a mercenary from ...

— The Pharaoh and the Priest - An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt • Boleslaw Prus

... a new thing; the friendly society must not pretend to assume to themselves the contrivance of the method, or think us guilty of borrowing from them, when we draw this into other branches; for I know nothing is taken from them but the bare words, "friendly society," which they cannot pretend to be any ...

— An Essay Upon Projects • Daniel Defoe

... perpetratin' these two dastardly outrages after they'd sworn to sink all bleed feuds. I lay up behind their sungars early this morning and watched 'em. They all went to confer about it at the head of the gorge. Awf'ly annoyed they are. Don't wonder.' You know the way Stalky drops out his words, one ...

— Stalky & Co. • Rudyard Kipling

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