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Phrase n Suffixed

  phrase book  noun  /ˈfreɪz bʊk/ 1. a book containing lists of common expressions translated into another language, especially for people visiting a foreign country o I bought a Spanish phrase book. phraseology  noun  /ˌfreɪziˈɒlədʒi/  [uncountable] (formal) 1. the particular way in which words and phrases are arranged when saying or writing something o legal phraseology o Simple phraseology throughout makes the work easily accessible. phrasing  noun /ˈfreɪzɪŋ/ [uncountable] 1. the words used to express something o The phrasing of the report is ambiguous. phrase  verb  /freɪz/ Verb Forms 1. [transitive] to say or write something in a particular way o phrase something (+ adv./prep.) a carefully phrased remark o I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently. o She phrased the explanation in very simple terms. o phrase something as something Her order was phrased as a suggestion. Extra Examples o I s...