NOUN | communication | phrase | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
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communication | phrase, musical phrase | a short musical passage | |
communication | phrase, idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | |
act | phrase | dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence | |
VERB | communication | phrase, give voice, formulate, word, articulate | put into words or an expression |
communication | phrase | divide, combine, or mark into phrases |
Sounds | frey'z | |
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Rhymes | ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz... |
Meaning | A short musical passage. | |
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Synonym | musical phrase | |
Part of | tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
Narrower | ligature | (music) a group of notes connected by a slur |
ostinato | A musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition | |
Broader | passage, musical passage | A short section of a musical composition |
Spanish | frase musical, frase | |
Catalan | frase musical, frase | |
Adjectives | phrasal | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase |
Meaning | An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. | |
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Synonyms | idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase | |
Narrower | ruralism, rusticism | A rural idiom or expression |
Broader | saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
Usage | in the lurch | In a difficult or vulnerable position |
like clockwork | With regularity and precision | |
out of whack | Out of balance or out of adjustment | |
Spanish | expresión idiomática, frase hecha, locución, modismo | |
Catalan | expressió idiomàtica, frase feta | |
Adjectives | phrasal | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase |
Verbs | phrase | put into words or an expression |
Meaning | dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence. | |
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Broader | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
Adjectives | phrasal | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase |
Meaning | put into words or an expression. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | give voice, formulate, word, articulate | |
Narrower | ask | direct or put |
dogmatize, dogmatise | state as a dogma | |
formularize, formularise | Express as a formula | |
frame, redact, cast, put, couch | formulate in a particular style or language | |
lexicalize, lexicalise | make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language | |
Broader | express, show, evince | Give expression / expression to |
Spanish | formular | |
Catalan | formular, redactar | |
Nouns | phrase | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
phrase | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | |
phrasing | the manner in which something is expressed in words |
Meaning | Divide, combine, or mark into phrases. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "phrase a musical passage" | |
Broader | arrange, set up, put, order | Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events |
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