words

• "I listened to his words very closely"

• "his compositions always started with the lyrics"
• "he wrote both words and music"
• "the song uses colloquial language"

Synonyms

• lyricwrite lyrics for (a song) ; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; a short poem of songlike quality ; expressing deep emotion; used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; relating to or being musical drama; of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
• languagea systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; (language) communication by word of mouth; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

• "he has a gift for words"
• "she put her thoughts into words"

• "they had a quarrel"
• "they had words"

Synonyms

• quarrelhave a disagreement over something; an angry dispute; an arrow that is shot from a crossbow
• wrangleto quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; herd and care for; an angry dispute; an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
• rowpropel with oars; an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; an angry dispute; a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); (construction) a layer of masonry; a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side ; a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; the act of rowing as a sport
• run-inan angry dispute
• dustupan angry dispute

• "the actor forgot his speech"

Synonyms

• actor's linewords making up the dialogue of a play
• speechthe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; (language) communication by word of mouth; something spoken; the exchange of spoken words; your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; a lengthy rebuke; words making up the dialogue of a play; the mental faculty or power of vocal communication