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Words has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the words that are spoken

"I listened to his words very closely"

2

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

language that is spoken or written

"he has a gift for words"

"she put her thoughts into words"

4

an angry dispute

"they had a quarrel"

"they had words"

5

words making up the dialogue of a play

"the actor forgot his speech"

6

plural of word

"The heated words between the two neighbors eventually led to a physical fight."

7

Angry debate or conversation; argument.

In plain English: Words are groups of letters that come together to make meaning when you read or speak.

"I have forgotten all the words to that song."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of word

"The third-person singular simple present indicative form of word is words, so you must always be careful when choosing which verb to use."

In plain English: To write something down using letters or symbols so others can read it.

"The noisy children words all over the playground during recess."

Example Sentences
"I have forgotten all the words to that song." noun
"The noisy children words all over the playground during recess." verb
"The teacher asked students to words their feelings about the story." verb
"Don't try to words your way out of admitting you were late." verb
"He spent hours trying to words his confusion into clear sentences." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
speech text language dispute line
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
love lyric affray bicker bust-up aside cue monologue soliloquy throwaway

Origin

Derived from Old English word, this term originally meant a distinct sound, speech act, or matter in general before evolving to signify specific units of language. It shares roots with Germanic cognates like German Wort and Dutch woord.

Rhyming Words
rds ards prds yards hards fords kurds hurds nords nerds nards lords girds herds wards cords jards turds birds curds
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