words

nouns

the words that are spoken
"I listened to his words very closely"
words
is a type of (narrower)
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
"his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
language, lyric, words
language that is spoken or written
"he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
words
is a type of (narrower)
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
"he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
language, linguistic communication
an angry dispute
"they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle
words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
actor's line, speech, words