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

Those words have long been understood to grant automatic birthright citizenship with only a few narrow exceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the past few years, my texts have become rife with mangled words and strange punctuation.

From The Wall Street Journal

In other words, this is a huge bet.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was Bell Labs’ responsibility, in other words, to create technologies for designing, expanding and improving an unruly communications network of cables and microwave links and glass fibers.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Jeremiah figure among millennial and Gen X parents for his warnings of impending social media doom and ruin, Haidt didn’t mince words when forecasting the impact of the recent court cases.

From Los Angeles Times