Crossword clues for words
words
- Things said
- Angry talk
- Thesaurus entries
- They fail the speechless
- Dictionary fill
- When two have them, it's not pleasant
- What arguers exchange
- This clue has six of them
- They serve sentences
- They may be exchanged in anger
- They cross here
- Thesaurus contents
- Sheet-music credit
- Most crossword entries
- Lyricist's writings
- Lyricist's stock in trade
- Lyricist's output
- Logophile's love
- Lexicographer's love
- Fillers of some grids
- Dictionary entries
- A and I, for two
- "Where ___ fail, music speaks": Hans Christian Andersen
- "The most powerful drug used by mankind": Rudyard Kipling
- "Philosophy is common sense with big ___" (James Madison)
- "Eating __ has never given me indigestion": Churchill
- "... long __ bother me": Pooh
- Subject of this puzzle
- Have ___ (argue)
- Partner of music
- See 17-Across
- With 3-Down, popular puzzles
- Lyrics on Tin Pan Alley
- They cross herein
- A quarrel
- See 8-Across
- *Features accompanying the comics, often
- An argument
- See 26-Across
- The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
- Language that is spoken or written
- An angry dispute
- They're often eaten when not weighed
- Pledges
- "___ have a longer life than deeds": Pindar
- Lexicographer's stock in trade
- These sometimes fail us
- Noah Webster's forte
- Collected letters of poet without value
- Angry exchange using weapons second initially pulled out
- Linguistic units
- Discussion of what you enjoy without 17
- Arm first to back an argument
- Units of language
Wiktionary
WordNet
n. the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely"
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" [syn: lyric, language]
language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: quarrel, wrangle, row, run-in, dustup]
words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech" [syn: actor's line, speech]
Wikipedia
words is a standard file on all Unix and Unix-like operating systems, and is simply a newline-delimited list of dictionary words. It is used, for instance, by spell-checking programs.
The words file is usually stored in /usr/share/dict/words or /usr/dict/words.
On Debian and Ubuntu, the words file is provided by the wordlist package, or its provider packages wbritish, wamerican, etc. On Fedora and Arch, the words file is provided by the words package.
"Words" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. The song reached No. 1 in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands.
"Words" was the Bee Gees third UK top 10 hit, reaching number 8, and in a UK television special on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fourth in "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song". The song has been recorded by many other artists., including hit versions by Rita Coolidge in 1978 and Boyzone in 1996. This was Boyzone's fifth single and their first number one hit in the UK.
"Words" is a 1981 song by F. R. David. The song was originally released only in France and Monaco in the winter of 1981, later it was released in the rest of Europe. In 1983, it finally was released in America and the UK. It was a huge European hit, peaking at number one in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway. In spring of 1983, it peaked at number two on the British charts. It also went to number one in South Africa in late 1982 and spent 25 weeks on the charts. The photography of the 7" vinyl was made by Vassili Ulrich.
Initial copies of the recording on both LP and single credit the composition of "Words" solely to Robert Fitoussi, which is the real name of F. R. David. All later reissues of F. R. David's original recording of "Words", as well as all re-recordings, credit the composition of the song to Fitoussi (music), and Marty Kupersmith & Louis S. Yaguda (lyrics).
In the 2000s, David released a French language duo version of the song with the singer Winda entitled "Words, j'aime ces mots". F. R. David and Winda included also an English version as a duo.
"Words" is a 1989 song recorded by the English band The Christians. It was their first single from their second album, Colour. Released in December 1989 in Ireland and UK and in the first months of 1990 in other Europeans countries, the song was the first major hit from the band outside the UK.
"Words" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Anthony David, from his third studio album Acey Duecy. It features fellow contemporary R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie. The song peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, since its release. The song was nominated for a Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2009.
Words is the debut album by American R&B musician Tony Rich (under the moniker "The Tony Rich Project"), released January 16, 1996 on LaFace Records. The album is produced, written, arranged and performed by Rich. In 1997, the album won a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Album.
At the start of 1996 with the acoustic R&B ballad, "Nobody Knows", the song was a hit peaking at #2 for 2 weeks, going platinum, and spending almost a year on the Billboard Hot 100 (47 weeks).
In total three singles were released from Words: "Nobody Knows", "Like a Woman", and "Leavin'".
"Words" is the second single by Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke, and the first off Miller-Heidke's first full-length album Little Eve.
Words is the debut album by F. R. David. Its title track, " Words", was a huge European hit, peaking at #2 on the British charts.
Words is the solo debut album from Australian country music singer Sherrié Austin. The album was released on 15 July 1997 via Arista Nashville. She was previously signed to Interscope Records as the duo of Colourhaus, which charted a Top 50 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
From the album, four singles were released, however, only two made the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. "Lucky in Love", "One Solitary Tear", "Put Your Heart Into It", and "Innocent Man" were released, charting to #34, #41, #34, and #71, respectively.
Usage examples of "words".
Seven or eight days afterwards, Paterno told me that the actress had related the affair to him exactly in the same words which I had used, and she had added that, if I had ceased my visits, it was only because I was afraid of her taking me at my word in case I should renew my proposal.
Even if she had said that she loved me as much as I adored her, she would not have been more eloquent, for her words expressed all that can be felt.
The bishop without answering me referred me to his chancellor, to whom I repeated all I had said to the bishop, but with words calculated to irritate rather than to soften, and certainly not likely to obtain the release of the captain.
I was far from inexperienced in wickedness of all kinds, I could not help feeling astonished at the unblushing frankness of this Megaera, who had told me what I already knew, but in words that I had never heard a woman use before.
Those words moved me so deeply that I was on the point of throwing myself at her feet, to entreat her to forgive me for not having shewn her more respect, but Henriette, who saw the state in which I was, and who wanted to put an end to the pathetic scene, began to shake our poor captain, who sat as motionless as a statue, and as if he had been petrified.
Camille his thigh, and she, fancying herself on the boards, began to rub the sick man, whilst I mumbled in an undertone words which they would not have understood however clearly I had spoken, seeing that I did not understand them myself.
With these words he took up a pack of cards, which came as readily to his hands as if they had been placed there on purpose, and seating himself beside his wife, whom he made into the table, he began to deal.
In spite of the coldness of my words, I was really profoundly touched, and the worst of it was that I began to believe in the genuineness of her motives.
With these words the prince threw down his cards and began to walk up and down the room.
Thinking that I knew the cause of it, I threw myself on my knees before her, and speaking to her words of the warmest affection I begged, I entreated her, to forgive me.
He bowed to me with great politeness, and begged that I would listen to a few words in private.
I explained my predicament in a few words, and giving him one sequin I begged his permission to shelter myself under his roof.
Hearing these words, he came up to me, sneering, called me a coward, and gave me a smack on the face which almost stunned me.
So pathetically and tenderly did I pronounce these words that the hall rang again with the applause, and the encores from four hundred throats made me repeat the words which, indeed, came from my heart.
Scholastica told Armelline that she wanted to say a few words to her aside, and after a short conversation they came back looking sorry, and Armelline told the marchioness that she found it would be impossible for them to come.