Synonyms of the word

idiom

• n. (now rare) A manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.
• n. A language or dialect.
• n. Specifically, a particular variety of language; a restricted dialect used in a given historical period,…
• n. An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
• n. An expression peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language, especially when the meaning is illogical…
• n. (programming) A programming construct or phraseology generally held to be the most efficient or elegant…

accent

• n. (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in…
• n. (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
• n. (orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent,…
• n. Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic…
• n. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular…
• n. (linguistics, sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does…
• n. A word; a significant tone or sound.
• n. (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
• n. (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
• n. (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third…
• n. (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
• n. (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
• n. (music) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
• n. (music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
• n. (mathematics) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes…
• n. (geometry) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in…
• n. (engineering) A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10, meaning six feet ten inches.
• n. Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail…
• n. A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
• n. A distinctive feature or quality.
• n. (archaic) Utterance.
• v. (transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
• v. (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
• v. (transitive) To mark with written accents.

dialect

• n. (linguistics) A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of…
• n. A dialect of a language perceived as substandard or wrong.
• n. A regional or minority language.
• n. (computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

expression

• n. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
• n. A colloquialism or idiom.
• n. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
• n. (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
• n. (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
• n. (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
• n. Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.
• n. A specific blend of whisky.

fashion

• n. (countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical,…
• n. (uncountable) Popular trends.
• n. (countable) A style or manner in which something is done.
• n. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship;…
• n. (dated) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding.
• v. To make, build or construct.
• v. (dated) To make in a standard manner; to work.
• v. (dated) To fit, adapt, or accommodate to.
• v. (obsolete) To forge or counterfeit.

formulation

• n. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
• n. (medicine) A medicinal preparation.

locution

• n. A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.
• n. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.
• n. (religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

manner

• n. Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything; method; style; form; fashion.
• n. Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
• n. One's customary method of acting; habit.
• n. good, polite behaviour.
• n. The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
• n. A certain degree or measure.
• n. Sort; kind; style.
• n. Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.

mode

• n. (music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
• n. (music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major…
• n. A particular means of accomplishing something.
• n. (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.
• n. (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
• n. (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.
• n. (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish,…
• n. Style or fashion.

parlance

• n. A certain way of speaking, of using words, especially when it comes to those with a particular job or…
• n. (archaic, rare) Speech, discussion or debate.

phrase

• n. A short written or spoken expression.
• n. (grammar) A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually…
• n. (music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
• n. (archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
• v. (intransitive, music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
• v. (transitive, music) To divide into melodic phrases.
• v. (transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of words.

saying

• v. present participle of say.
• n. A proverb or maxim; something often said.

style

• n. A manner of doing or presenting things, especially a fashionable one.
• n. Flair; grace; fashionable skill.
• n. (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
• n. A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post.
• n. A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post.
• n. (nonstandard) A stylus.
• n. (obsolete) A pen; an author's pen.
• n. A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.
• n. A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.
• n. A long, slender, bristle-like process.
• n. The pin, or gnomon, of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
• n. (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as bold or italic.
• v. (transitive) To create or give a style, fashion or image to.
• v. (transitive) To call or give a name or title to.

way

• n. (heading) To do with a place or places.
• n. A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
• n. A state or condition.
• n. (heading) Personal interaction.
• n. (paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft,…
• n. (nautical) Speed, progress, momentum.
• n. A degree, an amount, a sense.
• n. (US, As the head of an interjectory clause) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions…
• n. (plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large…
• n. (plural only) The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table…
• interj. (only in reply to no way) It is true.
• v. (obsolete) To travel.
• adv. (informal, with comparative or modified adjective) Much.
• adv. (slang, with positive adjective) Very.
• adv. (informal) Far.
• n. The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.