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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Others say they are rooting for the movie because they desperately hope for a "bullish" stock market - a reference to the fact that the words "bull" and "cow" share the same character in Chinese.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The words are randomly chosen at the last minute for Moynihan to insert within the prepared scripts, one of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Those words have fuelled a centuries-long debate, one that continues today, about Homer's life and the location of the river where he was thought to have been born in the year 8 BC.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
A scholarship to Sedbergh School - "posh", in Brook's words - was where he honed his game, with 6.20am nets run by former Kent player Martin Speight.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
A surge of emotion smothers my words as I realize that everything I always wished Dad was for me, Coach has been all along.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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