Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 37 compound words that contain phrase. The most common are listed below. Open phrase in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- set phraseAn established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic.
- turn a phraseTo create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and memorable.
- noun phraseA phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
- verb phraseA construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
- prepositional phraseA phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.
- adverbial phraseA phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.
- adjective phraseA phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and can include an adverbial phrase as a modifier within it.
- buzz-phraseA phrase drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.
- tortured phraseA nonsensical phrase created by replacing words with synonyms in order to disguise plagiarism, typically as a result of "text spinning".
- parting phraseA standard formula to part from a conversation.
- catch-phraseAlternative form of catchphrase: A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
- stock phraseA phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
- turned a phrasesimple past and past participle of turn a phrase
- turn of phraseAn expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.
- turning a phrasepresent participle and gerund of turn a phrase
- determiner phraseA phrase headed by a determiner.
- fixed phraseAlternative form of set phrase: An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic.
- phrase bookAlternative form of phrasebook: A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
- phrase nameAn informal name given to a plant taxon that has not yet been given a formal scientific name. It consists of the generic name, "sp." (to indicate it is a species), a geographical or morphological identifier, and a collector's name and …
- phrase structureThe hierarchical arrangement of constituent words and phrases within a sentence, often represented as a tree diagram.
- seed phraseA list of words which stores all the information needed to recover a cryptocurrency wallet.
- inflectional phraseA functional phrase that contains inflectional properties, such as tense and agreement, and whereby the sentence can be treated consisting of a head, complement and specifier.
- turns a phrasethird-person singular simple present indicative of turn a phrase: To create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and memorable.
- signal phraseAn indication that something is a paraphrase or direct quote.
- statistically improbable phraseA sequence of words, constituting a multiword phrase, occurring exclusively in a certain set of documents, or more commonly in those documents than in wider usage.
Compound words 37
- phrasebookA book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
- passphraseA password that comprises a whole phrase.
- catchphraseA repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
- keyphraseA phrase used in encryption as a key, like a single keyword (password).
- phrasemeAn utterance, consisting of multiple words or morphemes, at least one of whose components is selectionally constrained or restricted by linguistic convention such that it is not freely chosen; a lexicalized multi-word expression.
- phrasemongerOne who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases.
- phrasemakerA crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
- phraselessindescribable
- phrasemakingThe crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
- subphraseA phrase making up part of a larger phrase.