- phrase - an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
--1 is a kind of construction, grammatical construction, expression
--1 has parts: headword, head word; modifier, qualifier
--1 has particulars:noun phrase; predicate, verb phrase; prepositional phrase; pronominal phrase; response; catchphrase, catch phrase Derived form: verb phrase1 - phrase, musical phrase - a short musical passage
--2 is a kind of passage, musical passage
--2 is a part of
--2 has particulars: ligature; ostinatotune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase - idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
--3 is a kind of saying, expression, locution
--3 has particulars: ruralism, rusticismDerived form: verb phrase1
- give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
--1 is one way to express, show, evince
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun phrase3, noun phrase1, noun phrasing2
Somebody ----s something