noun group or phrase

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• noun group — noun groups N COUNT A noun group is a noun or pronoun, or a group of words based on a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, He put the bottle of wine on the kitchen table , He , the bottle of wine , and the kitchen table are all noun groups. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• noun phrase — noun phrases N COUNT A noun phrase is the same as a noun group …   English dictionary

• Noun groups — ◊ GRAMMAR A noun group, or noun phrase, is a group of words which acts as the subject, complement, or object of a clause, or as the object of a preposition. He was eating an apple. He was using blue ink …   Useful english dictionary

• noun groups — ◊ GRAMMAR A noun group, or noun phrase, is a group of words which acts as the subject, complement, or object of a clause, or as the object of a preposition. He was eating an apple. He was using blue ink …   Useful english dictionary

• noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …   Useful english dictionary

• phrase — phrase, idiom, expression, locution mean a group of words which, taken together, express a notion and may be used as a part of a sentence. Phrase may apply to a group of words which for one reason or another recurs frequently (as in the language… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• phrase — noun 1》 a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.     ↘an idiomatic or short pithy expression. 2》 Music a group of notes forming a distinct unit within a longer passage. verb 1》 put into a particular form of words. 2》 [often… …   English new terms dictionary

• noun phrase — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word or group of words that function in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object …   English terms dictionary

• phrase — ► NOUN 1) a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit. 2) Music a group of notes forming a distinct unit within a longer passage. 3) an idiomatic or pithy expression. ► VERB ▪ put into a particular form of words. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

• phrase — I noun adage, aphorism, apothegm, byword, caption, clause, dictum, figure of speech, formula, idiom, inscription, motto, peculiar expression, proverb, saw, saying, slogan, trite expression, turn of expression, utterance, watchword, word group II… …   Law dictionary

• noun phrase — noun Grammar a word or group of words containing a noun and functioning in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object …   English new terms dictionary