Words meaning

What does “words” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“words” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the words that are spoken.

words

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”

  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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University