Useful english dictionary. 2012.
idiom — Synonyms and related words: Acadian, Anglo Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, adjectival phrase, argot, bundle of… … Moby Thesaurus
Idiom dictionary — The h word idiom was itself derived from the Greek “ἰδίωμα (idioma), which can be variously translated as peculiarity, property, or peculiar phraseology. Hence the word has come to be used to describe the form of speech peculiar to a people or… … Wikipedia
Phrasal verb — A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition, any of which are part of the syntax of the sentence, and so are a complete semantic unit. Sentences, however, may… … Wikipedia
phrasal verbs — is a somewhat ungainly term for what is unquestionably one of the more versatile features of English namely, the ability to extend the meaning of verbs by attaching a particle to them. Thus in English we can break up, break off, break down,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
idiomatic expression — noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up • Syn: ↑idiom, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑set phrase, ↑phrase • Derivationally related forms: ↑phrasal (for: ↑phrase) … Useful english dictionary
set phrase — noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up • Syn: ↑idiom, ↑idiomatic expression, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑phrase • Derivationally related forms: ↑phrasal (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ruralism — noun 1. a rural idiom or expression • Syn: ↑rusticism • Hypernyms: ↑idiom, ↑idiomatic expression, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑set phrase, ↑phrase 2. a rural characteristic or trait … Useful english dictionary
rusticism — noun a rural idiom or expression • Syn: ↑ruralism • Hypernyms: ↑idiom, ↑idiomatic expression, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑set phrase, ↑phrase … Useful english dictionary
clause — Synonyms and related words: adjectival phrase, article, back matter, bill, book, boundary condition, calendar, catch, chapter, column, companion bills amendment, condition, construction, donnee, dragnet clause, enacting clause, escalator clause,… … Moby Thesaurus
construction — Synonyms and related words: acronym, acrostic, adjectival phrase, anatomy, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, assemblage, assembly, avyayibhava, back formation, build, building, buildup, casting, clause, clipped word, combination,… … Moby Thesaurus
