Definition of Phrase

Noun: phrase  freyz

  1. An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
     
  2. A short musical passage
    - musical phrase
     
  3. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    - idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase
     
  4. Dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
Verb: phrase  freyz
  1. Put into words or an expression
    "He phrased his concerns to the board of trustees";
    - give voice, formulate, word, articulate
     
  2. Divide, combine, or mark into phrases
    "phrase a musical passage"

See also:
phrasally
phrased

Anagrams containing the word phrase

parshe ephras sephra asephr raseph hrasep