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a war of words
a war of words
a long argument between two people or groups (often + between ) The war of words between the two rivals for the presidency continues to dominate the news bulletins. (often + over ) The article describes the war of words over acid rain.
See a battle of nerves
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sarnai | | - | Mongolian |
Cerridwen | | - | Welsh |
Serafima | | sye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian) | Russian, Macedonian |
Shukri | | - | Arabic |
Wigand | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Rolph | | RAHLF | English (Rare) |