words meaning and definition

WORDS noun

Definition of 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"; "the song uses colloquial language"
   • synonyms: language, lyric
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"
   • synonyms: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, wrangle
5. words making up the dialogue of a play
   • "the actor forgot his speech"
   • synonyms: actor's line, speech