words en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /wɜːdz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /wɜɹdz/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) Angry debate or conversation; argument.
After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.
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(form-of, plural) plural of word
form of word
Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated)
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(plural, plural-only) The lines in a script for a performance.
You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Sat.
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(plural, plural-only) Lyrics.
The composer set the words to music.
Deriveds
mince words · mince one's words
Translations (10)
cmn 爭吵 /争吵 (angry debate or conversation) · de Streit (angry debate or conversation) · fi sanaharkka (angry debate or conversation) · cmn 臺詞 /台词 (lines in a script for a performance) · ru текст (lines in a script for a performance) · ru ссора (angry debate or conversation) · fi vuorosanat (lines in a script for a performance) · ru слова (lines in a script for a performance) · cmn 氣話 /气话 (angry debate or conversation) · fi sanat (lines in a script for a performance)