words

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /wɜːdz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /wɜɹdz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dz

Noun

words

1. plural of word

   Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated)

Noun

words pl (plural only)

1. (meiosis) Angry debate or conversation; argument. [from 15th c.]

   After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.

2. The lines in a script for a performance.

   You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Saturday.

3. Lyrics.

   The composer set the words to music.

Derived terms

• mince one's words, mince words

Translations

angry debate or conversation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氣話 / 气话 (zh) (qìhuà) (words said in anger), 爭吵 / 争吵 (zh) (zhēngchǎo) (to argue)

• Finnish: sanaharkka (fi)
• German: Streit (de) m
• Russian: ссора (ru) (ssora)

lines in a script for a performance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臺詞 / 台词 (zh) (táicí)

• Finnish: sanat (fi) pl, vuorosanat pl
• Russian: слова (ru) pl (slova), текст (ru) (tekst)

lyrics — see lyrics

Verb

words

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of word

Anagrams

• Sword, s-word, sword