phrase tower

Generally used in printing or web design to describe a centered block of text that groups words together that are easy to read.

<center>It is a good idea to

set-up your flyer

using a "phrase tower"
That makes it much easier

for the reader to

comprehend your message</center>

<center>You are Invited
Taylor's 15th Birthday Pizza Party
Saturday November 3
2-6 p.m.
Hamden Brunswick Bowling Lanes
4356 Columbus Avenue</center>

by shunt21234 May 22, 2012

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Noun Phrase

You may be familiar with nouns. A noun is a name of a person, place, thing, event or idea.

A noun phrase consists of a determiner and a noun or nouns after it.

Determiners include articles like a, an and the; or possessives like my, your, and their.

Words that describe the noun are also part of the noun phrase

Example

(My sister) likes kittens more than puppies.

(The big brown Labrador) caught my attention

Blank noun phrase banana

by GDSune1211 on gd free for 4.99 September 19, 2022

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Coined the phrase

So that's not "inventing"

Hym "He coined the phrase and the I invented the model of it that works now in real time."

by Hym Iam October 31, 2025

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Phrase abuser

A person who frequently uses phrases and quotes to emphysize a point but usually gets them wrong.

Bob: I went to pick up some milk yesterday at the market and while I was down there I remembered to get some batteries for my new super awesome robot dog
Ted: Ahh, two birds one cone
Bob: You gaddem phrase abuser

by Peter Bob May 1, 2009

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three-phrase current

Sinewave-formed electricity dat successively produces a different "word sound" --- i.e., "hum", "buzz", "drone", "whine", etc. --- a third of da time.

Usually da power-lines are fairly quiet in dry weather, but rain or drizzle often really brings out da "three-phrase current" status of said slim silvery wires!

by QuacksO August 22, 2022

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