words

Noun
  1. The words that are spoken (synset 107124438)
    "I listened to his words very closely"
    is a type of: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication - (language) communication by word of mouth
  2. The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number (synset 107066015)
    "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
    is a type of: text, textual matter - the words of something written
    subtypes: love lyric - the lyric of a love song
    is a part of: song, vocal - a short musical composition with words
    same as: language, lyric
  3. Language that is spoken or written (synset 106294417)
    "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
    is a type of: language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
  4. An angry dispute (synset 107198809)
    "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
    is a type of: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute - a disagreement or argument about something important
    subtypes:
    same as: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, wrangle
  5. Words making up the dialogue of a play (synset 107023937)
    "the actor forgot his speech"
    is a type of: line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
    subtypes:
    • aside - a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
    • cue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
    • monologue - a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
    • soliloquy - a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
    • throwaway - words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
    is a part of: dialog, dialogue - the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
    same as: actor's line, speech

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