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UK/wɜːdz/ US/wɜɹdz/ very common

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”
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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”
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5.

words making up the dialogue of a play

  • “the actor forgot his speech”
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Phrases

  • mince one's words
  • mince words

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