Meaning of words in English
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Noun
wordsDefinitions
1. the words that are spokenExamples
- « I listened to his words very closely »
- 2. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Examples
- « his compositions always started with the lyrics »
- « he wrote both words and music »
- « the song uses colloquial language »
Derived terms
- 3. language that is spoken or written
Examples
- « he has a gift for words »
- « she put her thoughts into words »
- 4. an angry dispute
Examples
- « they had a quarrel »
- « they had words »
Derived terms
- 5. words making up the dialogue of a play
Examples
- « the actor forgot his speech »
Famous quotes
- « I don't think socialism, and I don't think warmness and respect are necessarily bad words. » Dave Matthews
- « The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words. » Robert South
- « I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is, prose = words in their best order - poetry = the best words in the best order. » Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- « I love the way you can fall in love with a piece of literature how words alone can get your heart doing that. » Laura Marling
- « Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all this, too, shall pass. » Ann Landers