phrase

Definitions of phrase in various dictionaries:

noun - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

noun - a short musical passage

noun - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

noun - dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

verb - put into words or an expression

verb - divide, combine, or mark into phrases

A sequence of words intended to have meaning.

A characteristic way or mode of expression.

A brief, apt, and cogent expression.

A word or group of words read or spoken as a unit and separated by pauses or other junctures.

Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.

A segment of a composition, usually consisting of four or eight measures.

A series of dance movements forming a unit in a choreographic pattern.

To express orally or in writing: The speaker phrased several opinions.

To pace or mark off (something read aloud or spoken) by pauses.

Music.

To divide (a passage) into phrases.

To combine (notes) in a phrase.

To make or render phrases, as in reading aloud.

To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.

verb - to express in words

PHRASE - In everyday speech, a phrase may be any group of words, often carrying a special idiomatic meaning; in this sense it is roughly synonymous with expre...