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1. The words that are spoken
   "I listened to his words very closely"
    
2. The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
   "he wrote both words and music";
   - lyric, language
    
3. Language that is spoken or written
   "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
    
4. An angry dispute
   "they had words";
   - quarrel, wrangle, row[2], run-in [informal], dustup [informal], dust-up, blue [Austral, NZ, informal], bust-up [informal], slanging match [Brit, informal], ding-dong [Brit, informal], barney [Brit, informal]
    
5. Words making up the dialogue of a play
   "the actor forgot his words";
   - actor's line, speech

1. A unit of language that native speakers can identify
   "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
    
2. A brief statement
   "he didn't say a word about it"
    
3. Information about recent and important events
   "they awaited word of the outcome";
   - news, intelligence, tidings, intel [informal]
    
4. A verbal command for action
   "when I give the word, charge!"
    
5. An exchange of views on some topic
   "we had a word or two about it";
   - discussion, give-and-take
    
6. A promise
   "he gave his word";
   - parole, word of honor [US], word of honour [Brit, Cdn]
    
7. A string of bits stored in computer memory
   "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
    
8. A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
   "he forgot the word";
   - password, watchword, parole, countersign

1. Put into words or an expression
   "He worded his concerns to the board of trustees";
   - give voice, formulate, phrase, articulate

Type of: arcanum, computer memory unit, conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute, evince [formal], express, gen [Brit, informal], info [informal], information, language, language unit, line, linguistic communication, linguistic unit, oral communication, order, positive identification, promise, secret, show, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, statement, text, textual matter, voice communication

Part of: dialog [US], dialogue, K, KB, KiB, kibibyte, kilobyte, song, vocal

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