1. (

• words ,

) the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely" ;

2. (

• lyric ,
• words ,
• language ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• words ,

) language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words" ;

4. (

• quarrel ,
• wrangle ,
• row ,
• words ,
• run-in ,
• dustup

) an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" ;

5. (

• actor's_line ,
• speech ,
• words

) words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech" ;

1. (

• give_voice ,
• formulate ,
• word ,
• phrase ,
• articulate ,

) put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" ;