Abbreviation of phrase.

Abbreviation of phrasal.

(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.

A short written or spoken expression.

(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words. / (intransitive, music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.

A (usually pocket-sized) book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries (or regions in which a different language is spoken).

(medicine, biology) The pseudo-science, now discredited, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.

(grammar) An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic. / (grammar) An idiomatic expression in general.

A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.

(idiomatic) An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.