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How to pronounce words in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, wrangle
Type of difference of opinion, dispute, conflict, difference
Has types bickering, bust-up, squabble, spat, pettifoggery, fracas, altercation, fuss, affray, tiff, bicker


they had words.
Type Words
Synonyms actor's line, speech
Type of line
Has types cue, soliloquy, monologue, throwaway, aside
Type Words
Synonyms language, lyric
Type of textual matter, text
Has types love lyric


he wrote both words and music.
Type Words
Type of linguistic communication, language


he has a gift for words.
she put her thoughts into words.
Type Words
Type of voice communication, language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language


I listened to his words very closely.

Examples of words

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I like this idea, it shows the difference between the meanings of the two words.
From the stltoday.com
Aficionados use words such as transcendental and ethereal to describe the drink.
From the thenewstribune.com
In other words, he said, unemployment fell last month, but for the wrong reason.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Pelini is a man of few words and fewer press conferences and public appearances.
From the omaha.com
It's a book of few words and beautiful color photography by Georgia Glynn Smith.
From the dailynews.com
We have become a nation that cares little for these words and those that follow.
From the washingtontimes.com
In his address Tuesday, the Hezbollah leader had strong words for his opponents.
From the online.wsj.com
In the workplace, measuring your words can save you plenty of problems later on.
From the timesunion.com
To see the next group of words, I had to move my head slightly or move the book.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • A unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
  • Give voice: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
  • A brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
  • News: information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
  • A verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"
  • Discussion: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
  • A word is the smallest free form (an item that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content) in a language, in contrast to a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning. A word may consist of only one morpheme (e.g. ...
  • WORD, known on-air as News Radio WORD, is an News/Talk-formatted radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. ...
  • The Word bookstore is a chain of nineteen Christian bookstores in Australia, plus telephone, internet and mail order. Word and Koorong are the dominant Australian Christian book sellers.