Main entry: words
Definition: language that is spoken or written
Usage: he has a gift for words; she put her thoughts into words
Main entry: speech, actor's line, words
Definition: words making up the dialogue of a play
Usage: the actor forgot his speech
Main entry: lyric, language, words
Definition: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Usage: his compositions always started with the lyrics; he wrote both words and music; the song uses colloquial language
Main entry: words
Definition: the words that are spoken
Usage: I listened to his words very closely
Main entry: dustup, words, wrangle, quarrel, row, run-in
Definition: an angry dispute
Usage: they had a quarrel; they had words