words
Britishplural noun
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the text of a part of an actor, etc
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the text or lyrics of a song, as opposed to the music
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angry speech (esp in the phrase have words with someone )
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to retract a statement
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indescribably; extremely
the play was too funny for words
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to be incapable of describing
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expressing the same idea but differently
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explicitly or precisely
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not talkative
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talkative
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to express in speech or writing as well as thought
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to give a brief speech
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to say exactly what someone else was about to say
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I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
Example Sentences
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"The best thing anybody ever says to me when I see them is 'I have no words'," said Adele.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
I lacked sufficient objectivity to produce anything better than 200,000 words’ worth of sour grapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023
Structured literacy teaches students to recognize words’ parts and patterns rather than develop reading fluency through rote memorization and guesswork.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022
“Ai claims that unlike his father, ‘I lacked that ability to harness the power of words’; but this isn’t true,” Jiayang Fan writes in her review.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021
Still, people who know the words’ histories like to observe the old distinction.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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