Definition of words
noun:
- the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely".
- 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". Synonyms: language, lyric.
- language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words", "she put her thoughts into words".
- an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel", "they had words". Synonyms: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, wrangle.
- words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech". Synonyms: actor's line, speech.
- a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made", "he hardly said ten words all morning". Synonyms: word.
- a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it". Synonyms: word.
- information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome". Synonyms: intelligence, news, tidings, word.
- a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!". Synonyms: word.
- an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion", "we had a word or two about it". Synonyms: discussion, give-and-take, word.
- a promise; "he gave his word". Synonyms: parole, word, word of honor.
- a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long". Synonyms: word.
- the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus). Synonyms: Logos, Son, Word.
- a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password". Synonyms: countersign, parole, password, watchword, word.
- the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen". Synonyms: Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God.
verb:
- put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees". Synonyms: articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word.
Related words
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Words nearby
cords, woods, word, wordy, works.
Your query has returned 25 words, which include anagrams of words as well as other shorter words that can be made using the letters included in words.
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