words

British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

The meeting was short — he gave us hugs and told us to ‘tell the viewer a story with your words’ they couldn’t see the game on the radio, paint it for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

"The best thing is just to say 'I don't know what to say' or 'I don't have the words'," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2022

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