phrase
noun
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
a short musical passage
Synonymsmusical phrasean expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
verb
put into words or an expression
“He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”
divide, combine, or mark into phrases
“phrase a musical passage”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
