| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "phrase a musical passage" | |
| Broader | arrange, set up, put, order | Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events |
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