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noun phrase — noun phrases N COUNT A noun phrase is the same as a noun group … English dictionary
Noun groups — ◊ GRAMMAR A noun group, or noun phrase, is a group of words which acts as the subject, complement, or object of a clause, or as the object of a preposition. He was eating an apple. He was using blue ink … Useful english dictionary
noun groups — ◊ GRAMMAR A noun group, or noun phrase, is a group of words which acts as the subject, complement, or object of a clause, or as the object of a preposition. He was eating an apple. He was using blue ink … Useful english dictionary
group home — /ˈgrup hoʊm/ (say groohp hohm) noun → group house …
group captain — noun a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army • Hypernyms: ↑captain, ↑senior pilot * * * noun : an officer (as in the British Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in… … Useful english dictionary
group — [gruːp] noun [countable] 1. also group of companies ORGANIZATIONS a large business organization that consists of several companies that all have the same owner: • Burmah Castrol, the lubricants group • the sale of the Rover Group to BMW … Financial and business terms
group theory — noun the branch of mathematics dealing with groups • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑pure mathematics • Hyponyms: ↑Galois theory * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u … Useful english dictionary
group work — noun : a technique within the field of social work wherein various groups (as educational and recreational) are guided by an agency leader to more effective personal adjustment and community participation * * * Sociol. a method, used by… … Useful english dictionary
group insurance — noun insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group • Hypernyms: ↑insurance * * * noun : insurance issued upon a group of persons under a single or blanket… … Useful english dictionary
