phrase
noun
1. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
Definition categories: communication, construction, expression
2. a short musical passage
Definition categories: communication, passage
3. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Similar word(s): idiom
Definition categories: communication, expression, locution, saying
4. dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
Definition categories: act, dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore
verb
1. put into words or an expression
Similar word(s): articulate, formulate, word
Definition categories: communication, evince, express, show
2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases
- phrase a musical passage
Definition categories: communication, arrange, order, put