Periphrasis is an expression in which, instead of a well-known or generally used name of an object, several words or even phrases are used to describe it, e.g. Japan - the country of the rising sun, Michael Jackson - the King of Pop, Margaret Thatcher - the Iron Lady.
No, adjectives can be used to describe nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases.
There are several descriptive phrases that could be used to describe a dependable, fast learning employee. Some of those phrases include quick study, reliable, hard working, loyal, and fast thinking.
Quotation marks are used around key phrases or words that the idea's originator used to describe the idea. This helps to show that the words are not being paraphrased but are directly quoted from the original source.
white caps,swells,mean seas
Some phrases to describe a good personality include, makes friends easily, a real people-person, and always friendly. Other words include words such as outgoing, friendly, and vivacious.
# To fly off the handle # To go off the deep end
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Some phrases used to describe location include "next to," "opposite of," "in front of," "behind," "to the left of," "to the right of," "nearby," "far away from," "inside," "outside," "above," and "below."
a phrase is 3or 4 words in a sentence that describe something.
It depends on what social networking site you want to describe. Each website is different than the first. Mixi is an example, and so is Facebook.
Pejorative means expressing disapproval or criticism. It is used to describe words or phrases that convey a negative or derogatory connotation.