words
- noun
- /wɜrdz/
- So we leave you with the words of JRR Tolkien.
- written words
If you don't know the words to the song, sing along.
- If you don't know the words to the song, sing along.
- I know all the words now, so does Otty.
- Now Speaking of history and jazz, words by Sashmo come to mind.
Examples
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Can you sing the words to that new hit song?
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I know all of the words to be our guest.
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And now let me leave you with some words from Alice Walker.
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So we leave you today with the words of Brad Warner.
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Beneath it were the words stay hungry, stay foolish.
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Beneath it were the words Stay hungry, stay foolish.
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Don't know the words, but I love that song.
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They too memorize those words and we have them today.
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YOU KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS A GIRL IN THIS VERY CHURCH, SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL SAID SOME WORDS TO ME THAT WERE A GUIDE IN MY LIFE.
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I know all of the words to my favorite song.
Synonyms
The words of a song, especially a popular one
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To speak with small pauses and mistakes because you are nervous
A phrase that says hurt to the body is worse than insults and words do not hurt
Compounds
A group of words written or spoken in a particular order that may not be a full sentence
How Poetic
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Words comes from an old English root word that meant 'speech' or 'talk'. So the words of a song are simply the bits of speech you sing, which is why we also call them the song's lyrics.