n.: polemic, spar, quarrel, variance, high [hot, sharp, warm]words, have words with, have words, in dispute with, high words, join issue, be at loggerheads with, chew the rag, cross [measure] swords, wordy warfare, argue, skirmish, discussion based on reasoning, disputing, argument, contentiousness, part, word, altercation, conflict, contention, contest, contestation, difference, disagreement