phrase

Noun

• dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

• a short musical passage

• an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

Verb

• divide, combine, or mark into phrases
  • phrase a musical passage
    

• put into words or an expression
  • He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  idiom , idiomatic expression , phrasal idiom , set phrase , musical phrase , give voice , formulate , word , articulate