words
UK /wɜːdz/US /wɜɹdz/
noun3
Phrases with words
- at a loss for wordsHaving nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.
- empty wordsAny type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.
- have wordsTo argue, to have an argument.
- in other wordsStated or interpreted another way; phrased differently Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.
- in words of one syllableIn simple, clear, straightforward language; in blunt language.
- man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much; a habitually terse or taciturn man.
- mark my wordsListen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.
- mince wordsTo restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.
- mouth the wordsTo mouth words in the sense "to make the actions of speech, without producing sound."
- or words to that effectused to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.
- play on wordsA pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.
- put words in someone's mouthTo say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make.
- war of wordsA heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.
- woman of few wordsA woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.
- words fail someoneSomeone is incapable of describing something with words, especially due to fear, shock, or surprise.
- words of one syllableSimple, clear, straightforward language; blunt language.