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phrase::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase |
| Type of | locution, expression, saying |
| Has types | rusticism, ruralism |
| Derivation | phrasal |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | musical phrase |
| Type of | passage, musical passage |
| Has types | ligature, ostinato |
| Derivation | phrasal |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | articulate, formulate, give voice, word |
| Type of | show, evince, express |
| Has types | lexicalize, put, redact, ask, couch, cast, dogmatise, dogmatize, formularise, formularize, frame, lexicalise |
| Derivation | phrasing |
phrase::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | expression, construction, grammatical construction |
| Has types | response, verb phrase, catch phrase, catchphrase, nominal, nominal phrase, noun phrase, predicate, prepositional phrase, pronominal, pronominal phrase |
| Derivation | phrasal |
phrase::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | terpsichore, saltation, dancing, dance |
| Derivation | phrasal |
Examples of phrases
phrases
Parenthetic phrases can be ignored without changing the meaning of the sentence.
From the independent.co.uk
Over time, Khan's team has amassed a portfolio of 250,000 key words and phrases.
From the businessweek.com
We took some network initials and tried to form them into phrases worth reading.
From the dispatch.com
Cunningham used to roll the dice to determine the order of his movement phrases.
From the post-gazette.com
In Chicago, an 83-year-old woman began parroting the same phrases over and over.
From the sciencedaily.com
Give me a few spontaneous phrases on each of your players, starting with Artest.
From the sacbee.com
In other words as long as the program was running the phrases would be changing.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
In another few phrases, it then summarizes the passage that created the problem.
From the publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com
Each question has words or phrases that have their beginning consonants flipped.
From the kansas.com
- An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
- Give voice: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
- A short musical passage
- Divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"
- Idiom: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
- Dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
- In grammar, a phrase is a group of words functioning as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence.
- Fencing practice and techniques of modern competitive fencing are governed by the FIE, though they developed from conventions developed in 18th- and 19th-century Europe to govern fencing as a martial art and a gentlemanly pursuit. The modern weapons for sport fencing are the foil, u00E9pu00E9e, and sabre.
- In music and music theory, phrase and phrasing are concepts and practices related to grouping consecutive melodic notes, both in their composition and performance. A musical work is typically made up of a melody that consists of numerous consecutive phrases. The notation used is similar to a tie and a slur...
