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There are 20 words containing PHRASI
| 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. |
| ECPHRASIS | • ecphrasis n. Alternative spelling of ekphrasis. • ECPHRASIS n. a description of a work of art, possibly imaginary, produced as a rhetorical exercise, also EKPHRASIS. |
| EKPHRASIS | • ekphrasis n. (Rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork. • EKPHRASIS n. a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art, also ECPHRASIS. |
| EUPHRASIA | • euphrasia n. Any of many flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia. • EUPHRASIA n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASY. |
| EUPHRASIAS | • euphrasias n. Plural of euphrasia. • EUPHRASIA n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASY. |
| EUPHRASIES | • euphrasies n. Plural of euphrasy. • EUPHRASY n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASIA. |
| METAPHRASING | • metaphrasing v. Present participle of metaphrase. • METAPHRASE v. to turn 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. |
| MISPHRASING | • misphrasing v. Present participle of misphrase. • misphrasing n. An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly. • MISPHRASE v. to phrase wrongly. |
| PARAPHRASING | • paraphrasing v. Present participle of paraphrase. • paraphrasing n. A paraphrased statement. • PARAPHRASE v. to restate in different words. |
| PERIPHRASING | • periphrasing v. Present participle of periphrase. • PERIPHRASE v. to use more words than are necessary to express an idea. |
| 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). |
| PHRASIER | • PHRASY adj. inclined to use wordy phrases. |
| PHRASIEST | • PHRASY adj. inclined to use wordy phrases. |
| PHRASING | • phrasing v. Present participle of phrase. • phrasing n. The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice. • PHRASING n. a style of verbal expression. |
| PHRASINGS | • phrasings n. Plural of phrasing. • PHRASING n. a style of verbal expression. |
| REPHRASING | • rephrasing v. Present participle of rephrase. • rephrasing n. Something differently phrased. • REPHRASING n. the act of phrasing again. |
| REPHRASINGS | • rephrasings n. Plural of rephrasing. • REPHRASING n. the act of phrasing again. |
| TACHYPHRASIA | • tachyphrasia n. Tachyphemia. • TACHYPHRASIA n. abnormally rapid or voluble speech, also TACHYPHASIA. |
| TACHYPHRASIAS | • TACHYPHRASIA n. abnormally rapid or voluble speech, also TACHYPHASIA. |
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- English Wiktionary: 41 words
- Scrabble in French: 6 words
- Scrabble in Spanish: no word
- Scrabble in Italian: no word
- Scrabble in German: 3 words
- Scrabble in Romanian: no word
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