| ANTIPHRASES | • antiphrases n. Plural of antiphrasis. • antiphrases n. Plural of antiphrase. • ANTIPHRASIS n. the humorous or ironic use of a word or a phrase in a sense opposite of its usual meaning. |
| ANTIPHRASIS | • antiphrasis n. (Rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for… • ANTIPHRASIS n. the humorous or ironic use of a word or a phrase in a sense opposite of its usual meaning. |
| CATCHPHRASE | • catchphrase n. A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture. • catchphrase n. A signature phrase of a particular person or group. • catch-phrase n. Alternative spelling of catchphrase. |
| HOLOPHRASES | • holophrases n. Plural of holophrasis. • HOLOPHRASE n. a single word expressing a sentence or phrase. |
| METAPHRASED | • metaphrased adj. Translated literally. • METAPHRASE v. to turn prose into verse or vice versa. |
| METAPHRASES | • metaphrases n. Plural of metaphrase. • metaphrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphrase. • METAPHRASE n. the turning of prose into verse or vice versa. |
| METAPHRASIS | • metaphrasis n. Metaphrase; direct word-for-word translation. • metaphrasis n. Metaphrase; repartee. • METAPHRASIS n. a turning of prose into verse, or verse into prose. |
| METAPHRASTS | • metaphrasts n. Plural of metaphrast. • METAPHRAST n. one who produces a metaphrase. |
| MISPHRASING | • misphrasing v. Present participle of misphrase. • misphrasing n. An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly. • MISPHRASE v. to phrase wrongly. |
| PARAPHRASED | • paraphrased v. Simple past tense and past participle of paraphrase. • PARAPHRASE v. to restate in different words. |
| PARAPHRASER | • paraphraser n. One who paraphrases. • PARAPHRASER n. one who paraphrases. |
| PARAPHRASES | • paraphrases n. Plural of paraphrase. • paraphrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paraphrase. • PARAPHRASE v. to restate in different words. |
| PARAPHRASTS | • paraphrasts n. Plural of paraphrast. • PARAPHRAST n. a paraphraser. |
| PERIPHRASED | • periphrased v. Simple past tense and past participle of periphrase. • PERIPHRASE v. to use more words than are necessary to express an idea. |
| PERIPHRASES | • periphrases n. Plural of periphrase. • periphrases n. Plural of periphrasis. • periphrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of periphrase. |
| PERIPHRASIS | • periphrasis n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going… • periphrasis n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather… • periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution). |
| PHRASEMAKER | • phrasemaker n. A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric. • PHRASEMAKER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMONGER. |
| PHRASEOGRAM | • phraseogram n. A symbol that represents a phrase. • PHRASEOGRAM n. a single sign, written without lifting the pen, for a whole phrase (esp. in shorthand). |
| PHRASEOLOGY | • phraseology n. Study of set or fixed expressions. • phraseology n. The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech. • phraseology n. A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group. |
| REPHRASINGS | • rephrasings n. Plural of rephrasing. • REPHRASING n. the act of phrasing again. |