1. words -- (the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely").
2. lyric, words, language -- (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").
3. words -- (language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words").
4. quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup -- (an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words").
5. actor's line, speech, words -- (words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech").
1. word -- (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").
2. word -- (a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it").
3. news, intelligence, tidings, word -- (new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome").
4. Son, Word, Logos -- (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)).
5. parole, word, word of honor -- (a promise; "he gave his word").
6. password, watchword, word, parole, countersign -- (a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password").
7. discussion, give-and-take, word -- (an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it").
8. Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word -- (the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen").
9. word -- (a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!").
10. word -- (a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long").
1. give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate -- (put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees").
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