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/ wɜːdz /

plural noun

  1. the text of a part of an actor, etc

  2. the text or lyrics of a song, as opposed to the music

  3. angry speech (esp in the phrase have words with someone )

  4. to retract a statement

  5. indescribably; extremely

    the play was too funny for words

  6. to be incapable of describing

  7. expressing the same idea but differently

  8. explicitly or precisely

  9. not talkative

  10. talkative

  11. to express in speech or writing as well as thought

  12. to give a brief speech

  13. to say exactly what someone else was about to say

  14. I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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