phrase
(noun) dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
phrase
(noun) an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
phrase, musical phrase
(noun) a short musical passage
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
(noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
phrase
(verb) divide, combine, or mark into phrases; “phrase a musical passage”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phrase (plural phrases)
A short written or spoken expression.
(grammar) A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
(music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
(archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
• (expression): figure of speech, locution
• See also phrase
phrase (third-person singular simple present phrases, present participle phrasing, simple past and past participle phrased)
(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
(intransitive, music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
(transitive, music) To divide into melodic phrases.
• E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Sherpa, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, sherpa, shrape, sphear
Source: Wiktionary
Phrase, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr.
1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. "Convey" the wise it call. "Steal!" foh! a fico for the phrase. Shak.
2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human.
3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression. "Phrases of the hearth." Tennyson. Thou speak'st In better phrase and matter than thou didst. Shak.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: A short clause or portion of a period.
Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods; these are subdivided into sections, and these into phrases. Phrase book, a book of idiomatic phrases. J. S. Blackie.
Phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phrased; p. pr. & vb. n. Phrasing.] Etym: [Cf. F. phraser.]
Definition: To express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style. "These suns -- for so they phrase 'em." Shak.
Phrase, v. i.
1. To use proper or fine phrases. [R.]
2. (Mus.)
Definition: To group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See Phrase, n., 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
