words

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UK/wɜːdz/US/wɜɹdz/

noun

Angry debate or conversation; argument.

“The composer set the words to music.”

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Very commonFirst used 15th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of word

    Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated)

nounwords pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAngry debate or conversation; argument.First known use 15th c.

    After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.

  2. pluralplural onlyThe lines in a script for a performance.

    You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Sat.

  3. pluralplural onlyLyrics.

    The composer set the words to music.

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of word

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

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lyriclanguage
Broader
texttextual matter

nounan angry dispute

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quarrelwranglerowrun-industup
Broader
disputedifferencedifference of opinion

nounwords making up the dialogue of a play

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actor's linespeech
Broader
line
Also see
dustuplanguagelyriclyricsquarrelrowrun-inspeechwrangle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氣話 /气话, 爭吵 /争吵
  • 氣話 /气话 (qìhuà)angry debate or conversation
  • 爭吵 /争吵 (zhēngchǎo)angry debate or conversation
  • 臺詞 /台词 (táicí)lines in a script for a performance
Finnish sanaharkka, sanat
  • sanaharkkaangry debate or conversation
  • sanatlines in a script for a performance
  • vuorosanatlines in a script for a performance
German Streit
  • Streitangry debate or conversation
Russian ссора, слова
  • ссора (ssora)angry debate or conversation
  • слова (slova)lines in a script for a performance
  • текст (tekst)lines in a script for a performance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with words

thirdsfor the birds
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Anagrams

sword
Cite this entry
APA

words. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/words

MLA

“words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/words. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “words,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/words.

Source: words on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.