| Main Entry: | catchword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
Synonyms: |
byword, catchphrase, household word, maxim, password, refrain, shibboleth, slogan, watchword |
| Main Entry: | byword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, gnomic saying, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, saw, shibboleth, slogan, standing joke |
| Main Entry: | cue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | signal to act |
Synonyms: |
catchword, clue, hint, hot lead, idea, in the wind, indication, inkling, innuendo, intimation, job, key, lead, mnemonic, nod, notion, prod, prompt, prompting, reminder, sign, suggestion, telltale, tip-off, warning |
| Notes: | a queue is a line of people or vehicles waiting for something or an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted; a cue is a signal or stimulus that helps to solve a problem or provides information about what to do - or a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards |
| Main Entry: | phrase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of words; way of speaking |
Synonyms: |
byword, catchphrase, catchword, diction, expression, idiom, locution, maxim, motto, parlance, phraseology, phrasing, remark, saying, shibboleth, slogan, styling, tag, terminology, utterance, verbalism, verbiage, watchword, wordage, wording |
| Main Entry: | slogan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
Synonyms: |
byword, catchphrase, catchword, expression, idiom, jingle, phrase, proverb, rallying cry, saying, shibboleth, trademark*, war cry, watchword |
| Main Entry: | battle cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rallying cry |
Synonyms: |
call to arms, catchword, motto, rebel yell, slogan, war cry, war whoop, watchword |
| Main Entry: | catch phrase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | popular saying |
Synonyms: |
buzzword, catchline, catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan, tag, tag line |
| Main Entry: | shibboleth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slogan |
Synonyms: |
catchword, custom, party cry, password, phrase, practice, saying, truism, watchword |
| Concept: | Phrase. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; language generally |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
phrase, expression, set phrase; sentence, paragraph; figure of speech; idiom, idiotism; turn of expression; style; collocation., paraphrase (synonym); periphrase (circumlocution) motto (proverb) [more]., phraseology.
-verbs
express, phrase; word, word it; give words to, give expression to; voice, arrange in word, clothe in words, put into words, express by words; couch in terms; find words to express; speak by the card; call, denominate, designate, dub.
-adjectives
expressed; idiomatic.
-adverbs
in round, in set, in good, set terms; in set phrases.
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