Definition of Periphrases | Word Scrabble Finder

NOUN

Definition - The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.

VERB

NOUN

Definition - The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
Definition - Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
Example - Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
Definition - The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution).
Example - Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
Definition - The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.
Example - Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".

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periphrases ₁₈

reshippers ₁₇

perhapses ₁₆ preshapes ₁₆ reshipper ₁₆ sapphires ₁₆ apheresis ₁₄ perishers ₁₄ pharisees ₁₄ rephrases ₁₄ reshapers ₁₄ apprisers ₁₃ periapses ₁₃ perspires ₁₃

preshape ₁₅ preships ₁₅ sapphire ₁₅ shippers ₁₅ parishes ₁₃ perisher ₁₃ perishes ₁₃ pharisee ₁₃ pheresis ₁₃ rephrase ₁₃ reshaper ₁₃ reshapes ₁₃ sharpers ₁₃ sharpies ₁₃ spherier ₁₃ appriser ₁₂ apprises ₁₂ paperers ₁₂ perspire ₁₂ prepares ₁₂ prepress ₁₂ repapers ₁₂ shearers ₁₁ sherries ₁₁ asperser ₁₀ aspirers ₁₀ praisers ₁₀ priseres ₁₀ reprises ₁₀ respires ₁₀ spearers ₁₀ reraises ₈

happier ₁₄ perhaps ₁₄ preship ₁₄ shipper ₁₄ apheses ₁₂ aphesis ₁₂ harpers ₁₂ harpies ₁₂ heapers ₁₂ phasers ₁₂ phrases ₁₂ pishers ₁₂ raspish ₁₂ reshape ₁₂ reships ₁₂ seraphs ₁₂ shapers ₁₂ sharper ₁₂ sharpie ₁₂ sherpas ₁₂ spahees ₁₂ spheres ₁₂ appress ₁₁ apprise ₁₁ paperer ₁₁ prepare ₁₁ rappees ₁₁ rappers ₁₁ repaper ₁₁ rippers ₁₁ ripraps ₁₁ sappers ₁₁ sappier ₁₁ sippers ₁₁ harries ₁₀ hearers ₁₀ hearses ₁₀ heiress ₁₀ herries ₁₀ rashers ₁₀ rehears ₁₀ rehires ₁₀ sharers ₁₀ shearer ₁₀ sherris ₁₀ sirrahs ₁₀ aperies ₉ asperse ₉ aspirer ₉ aspires ₉

happis ₁₃ hepper ₁₃ hipper ₁₃ aspish ₁₁ harper ₁₁ heaper ₁₁ herpes ₁₁ parish ₁₁ pashes ₁₁ perish ₁₁ phaser ₁₁ phases ₁₁ phasis ₁₁ phrase ₁₁ pisher ₁₁ pishes ₁₁ raphes ₁₁ raphis ₁₁ reship ₁₁ seraph ₁₁ shaper ₁₁ shapes ₁₁ sharps ₁₁ sherpa ₁₁ spahee ₁₁ spahis ₁₁ sphere ₁₁ papers ₁₀ pepsis ₁₀ pipers ₁₀ rappee ₁₀ rapper ₁₀ ripper ₁₀ riprap ₁₀ sapper ₁₀ sipper ₁₀ ashier ₉ haeres ₉ hearer ₉ hearse ₉ hirees ₉ hirers ₉ hisser ₉ rasher ₉ rashes ₉ rehear ₉ rehire ₉ reshes ₉ sharer ₉ shares ₉

happi ₁₂ aphis ₁₀ apish ₁₀ ephas ₁₀ harps ₁₀ hasps ₁₀ heaps ₁₀ phase ₁₀ raphe ₁₀ shape ₁₀ sharp ₁₀ sheep ₁₀ ships ₁₀ spahi ₁₀ paper ₉ peeps ₉ pepsi ₉ perps ₉ pipas ₉ piper ₉ pipes ₉ preps ₉ repps ₉ ashes ₈ hairs ₈ hares ₈ hears ₈ heirs ₈ heres ₈ hiree ₈ hirer ₈ hires ₈ rheas ₈ share ₈ shear ₈ sheas ₈ sheer ₈ shier ₈ shies ₈ shire ₈ shirr ₈ shris ₈ apers ₇ apres ₇ apses ₇ apsis ₇ asper ₇ aspis ₇ pairs ₇ paise ₇

epha ₉ haps ₉ harp ₉ hasp ₉ heap ₉ heps ₉ hips ₉ pash ₉ pehs ₉ phis ₉ pish ₉ ship ₉ apps ₈ paps ₈ peep ₈ peps ₈ perp ₈ pipa ₈ pipe ₈ pips ₈ prep ₈ repp ₈ ahis ₇ haes ₇ hair ₇ hare ₇ hear ₇ heir ₇ here ₇ hers ₇ hies ₇ hire ₇ hiss ₇ rash ₇ resh ₇ rhea ₇ sash ₇ sesh ₇ shea ₇ shes ₇ shri ₇ aper ₆ apes ₆ apse ₆ asps ₆ pair ₆ pare ₆ parr ₆ pars ₆ pase ₆

hap ₈ hep ₈ hip ₈ pah ₈ peh ₈ phi ₈ app ₇ pap ₇ pep ₇ pip ₇ ahi ₆ ahs ₆ ash ₆ hae ₆ has ₆ her ₆ hes ₆ hie ₆ his ₆ rah ₆ sha ₆ she ₆ ape ₅ asp ₅ par ₅ pas ₅ pea ₅ pee ₅ per ₅ pes ₅ pia ₅ pie ₅ pis ₅ psi ₅ rap ₅ rep ₅ rip ₅ sap ₅ sip ₅ spa ₅ air ₃ ais ₃ are ₃ ars ₃ ass ₃ ear ₃ era ₃ ere ₃ err ₃ ers ₃

ah ₅ eh ₅ ha ₅ he ₅ hi ₅ sh ₅ pa ₄ pe ₄ pi ₄ ae ₂ ai ₂ ar ₂ as ₂ er ₂ es ₂ is ₂ re ₂ si ₂

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