(translated) words pl (plural only) (meiosis) Angry debate or conversation; argument. [from 15th c.] After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to...
sort don't have words, Ellen. They just sit and goggle." (idiomatic, of one party, followed by with) To speak sternly, angrily, or in an argumentative...
loss for words (idiomatic) Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless. She was at a loss for words when she...
eat one's words (third-person singular simple present eats one's words, present participle eating one's words, simple past ate one's words, past participle...
in so many words Verbatim; using exactly the given words. In so many words, he asked me to give him the answers to the test. He said he liked you. At least...
in other words (conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification. He has another...
words mince words (third-person singular simple present minces words, present participle mincing words, simple past and past participle minced words)...
they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words. 2006, Paul...
superiority of the potentate in whose presence he stood that words failed him, and he stood and gazed at that immovable countenance with a sort of appalled wonder...