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has words

has words is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have words.

Meaning of have words

Verb

have words (third-person singular simple present has words, present participle having words, simple past and past participle had words)

  1. (idiomatic) To argue, to have an argument.
    • "It's no treat to me to 'and the dishes when the atmosphere's what you might call electric. . . ."
      "Did they have words?"
      Parker shook his head impatiently.
      "That sort don't have words, Ellen. They just sit and goggle."1920, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 2, in The Little Warrior
  2. (idiomatic) To speak sternly, angrily, or in an argumentative manner to.
    • Clare was for a while protected by the man's unreadiness to have words with his brother, who always took his wife's part.1890, George MacDonald, chapter 47, in A Rough Shaking

Questions about has words

What is has words the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has words is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have words.

Words near has words in the dictionary

  1. has to say for oneself
  2. has truck with
  3. has up
  4. has Van Gogh's ear for music
  5. has way
  6. has words
  7. has't
  8. has-a
  9. has-as
  10. has-been
  11. has-been-dom

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