phrase
noun
[ freɪz ]
• a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
• "‘to improve standards’ is the key phrase here"
Similar:
expression,
group of words,
word group,
construction,
clause,
locution,
wording,
term,
turn of phrase,
idiom,
idiomatic expression,
set phrase,
phrasal idiom,
phrasal verb,
remark,
comment,
saying,
utterance,
witticism,
tag,
quotation,
quote,
citation,
line,
sentence,
phrase
verb
• put into a particular form of words.
• "it's important to phrase the question correctly"
Similar:
express,
put into words,
put,
word,
style,
formulate,
couch,
frame,
set forth,
utter,
say,
tell,
articulate,
verbalize,
communicate,
convey,
get/put across,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell’.
