| noun | the words that are spoken “I listened to his words very closely” |
| noun | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number “his compositions always started with the lyrics” |
| noun | language that is spoken or written “he has a gift for words” |
| noun | an angry dispute “they had a quarrel” |
| noun | words making up the dialogue of a play “the actor forgot his speech” |
| noun | a unit of language that native speakers can identify “words are the blocks from which sentences are made” |
| noun | a brief statement “he didn't say a word about it” |
| noun | information about recent and important events “they awaited news of the outcome” |
| noun | a verbal command for action “when I give the word, charge!” |
| noun | an exchange of views on some topic “we had a good discussion” |
| noun | a promise “he gave his word” |
| noun | a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory “large computers use words up to 64 bits long” |
| noun | the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) |
| noun | a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group “he forgot the password” |
| noun | the sacred writings of the Christian religions “he went to carry the Word to the heathen” |
| verb | put into words or an expression “He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees” |
| lyricist | noun | a person who writes the words for songs |
| lyric | verb | write lyrics for (a song) |
| quarrel | verb | have a disagreement over something |
| wrangle | verb | to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively |
| word | verb | put into words or an expression |
| discuss | verb | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion |
| biblical | adjective | in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people |
| scriptural | adjective | of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible |
| formulation | noun | the style of expressing yourself |
| word | noun | a brief statement |
| wording | noun | the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton |
| phrase | noun | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
| phrasing | noun | the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton |
| articulation | noun | expressing in coherent verbal form |