Noun
1. the words that are spoken;
"I listened to his words very closely"2. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number;
"his compositions always started with the lyrics""he wrote both words and music""the song uses colloquial 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 a quarrel""they had words"5. words making up the dialogue of a play;
"the actor forgot his speech"