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English words: Philly roll to phlegm-cutter

300 English words, part 72 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words Philly roll to phlegm-cutter

  1. Philly roll noun: Philadelphia roll
  2. phillygenin noun: A lignan (compound) obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.
  3. phillyrea noun: Any evergreen plant in the genus Phillyrea (there are only two accepted species, native to the Mediterranean).
  4. phillyrin noun: A glucoside extracted from many species of plants, notably Phillyrea and some fungi. It is a bitter white crystalline substance, sometimes used as an...
  5. Philmont proper noun: Philmont Scout Ranch.
  6. Philmonter noun: Someone who has trekked at or is trekking at Philmont.
  7. philo noun, prefix: Clipping of philosophy.
  8. philo-Muslim adjective: Supporting or favouring Muslims.
  9. philo-Semite noun: A philo-Semitic person.
  10. philo-Semitic adjective: Of or pertaining to philo-Semitism; interested or fond of Jewish people or culture.
  11. philo-Semitism noun: Interest in or appreciation of Jewish people, their history, or the influence of Judaism, particularly on the part of a gentile.
  12. philobat noun: Someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own.
  13. philobatic adjective: Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).
  14. philobiblian adjective, noun /ˌfɪ.ləˈbɪ.bli.ən/: Fond of books; devoted to literature.
  15. philobiblic adjective: Fond of books.
  16. philobiblical adjective: Alternative form of philobiblic (“fond of books”).
  17. philobiblist noun: A person who is fond of books.
  18. philobryid noun: Any clam in the family Philobryidae.
  19. philocaly noun: The love of beauty.
  20. philocrat noun: A person who believes in the power of love, in governance by love.
  21. Philoctetean adjective: Of or relating to Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης), a famed archer who participated in the Trojan War.
  22. Philoctetes proper noun /ˌfɪləkˈtiːtiːz/: A male given name of historical usage.
  23. philocubist noun: A devotee of games played with dice
  24. philocynic adjective: Fond of dogs.
  25. philocyny noun: A fondness for dogs.
  26. philodemic adjective: Having a love for the people.
  27. Philodemician noun: A member of the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University
  28. Philodemus proper noun: Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean philosopher and poet
  29. philodendron noun: Any of several climbing plants, of the genus Philodendron, native to America and the West Indies that are often grown as house plants.
  30. philodinid adjective, noun: Any rotifer in the family Philodinidae.
  31. philodorian adjective, noun: exhibiting a form of Laconophilia, love for or obsession with the Dorians (especially as a race).
  32. philodox noun /ˈfɪlədɒks/: A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
  33. philodoxer noun: One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
  34. philodoxic adjective: Interested in opinions rather than facts; philodoxical.
  35. philodoxical adjective: Interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
  36. philodramatic adjective: Having a love of dramatic performances.
  37. philodramatist noun: One who loves dramatic performances.
  38. philodromid noun: Any spider in the family Philodromidae.
  39. philofelist noun: A person who is fond of cats.
  40. philogastric adjective: Fond of eating.
  41. philogenitive adjective: Fond of children.
  42. philogenitiveness noun: The quality of being philogenitive.
  43. philogeny noun: Dated form of phylogeny.
  44. philograph noun: An instrument like a viewfinder to aid in the construction of diagrams by indicating perspective.
  45. philographer noun: A person devoted to studying and producing written works.
  46. philographic adjective: Having or relating to a love of writing.
  47. philography noun: An academic discipline of all forms and styles of writing
  48. philogynist noun: someone who is fond of women collectively.
  49. philogynistic adjective: Loving women.
  50. philogynous adjective: Fond of women.
  51. philogyny noun /fɪˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/: Love or fondness for women.
  52. philohellenic adjective: Alternative form of philhellenic.
  53. philol noun: Abbreviation of philology.
  54. Philolexian noun: A member of the Philolexian Society of Columbia University, one of the oldest college literary societies in the United States.
  55. philolithite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral with the chemical formula Pb₁₂O₆Mn₇(SO₄)(CO₃)₄Cl₄(OH)₁₂.
  56. philologaster noun: An inferior philologist.
  57. philologer noun: A philologist.
  58. philologian noun: A philologist.
  59. philologic adjective: philological
  60. philological adjective /ˌfɪ.ləˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/: Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.
  61. philologically adverb /ˌfɪ.ləˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kli/: In a philological manner.
  62. philologise verb: Alternative spelling of philologize.
  63. philologist noun: A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
  64. philologistic adjective: Of or pertaining to philology.
  65. philologize verb: To do the work of a philologist, to study words and their origins.
  66. philologue noun: A philologist.
  67. philology noun /fɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/: The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.
  68. philomath noun /ˈfɪləmæθ/: A lover of learning; a scholar.
  69. philomathematical adjective: Fond of mathematics.
  70. philomathic adjective: Relating to philomathy.
  71. philomathical adjective: philomathic
  72. philomathy noun: The love of learning or literature.
  73. philomel noun: The nightingale.
  74. Philomela proper noun: The sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods.
  75. Philomena proper noun /ˌfɪləˈmiːnə/: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  76. philomene noun: The nightingale.
  77. philometrid noun: Any member of the family Philometridae of nematodes.
  78. philomuse noun: A lover of the Muses or poetry.
  79. philomusical adjective: Loving music.
  80. philomycid noun: Any slug in the family Philomycidae.
  81. philoneism noun: The love of novelty or innovation.
  82. philoneist noun: One who loves or likes what is new or innovative.
  83. philoneistic noun: Favorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.
  84. Philonian adjective, noun /faɪˈləʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Philo of Alexandria (c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE), a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher.
  85. Philonian conditional noun: Synonym of material conditional.
  86. Philonism noun: The philosophy of Philo of Alexandria.
  87. Philonist noun: Synonym of Philonian.
  88. philonium noun: An ancient supposed antidote for poison, consisting of spikenard, henbane, pyrethrum, euphorbia and saffron, and possibly also honey and opium.
  89. philopatric adjective: Of or pertaining to philopatry.
  90. philopatry noun: The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.
  91. philopedia noun: Love or fondness for children.
  92. philopena noun /ˌfɪləˈpiːnə/: A game in which a person, on finding a double-kernelled almond or nut, may offer the second kernel to another person and demand a playful forfeit from that...
  93. philophobe noun: Someone who suffers from philophobia; someone who fears falling in love.
  94. philophobia noun: fear of falling in love
  95. philophobic adjective: Of, relating to, or exhibiting philophobia.
  96. philophronesis noun: The expression of a friendly relationship between the speaker or writer and the addressee.
  97. philopolemic adjective /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪk/: Exalting or supporting conflict or war.
  98. philopolemical adjective /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪkl̩/: Synonym of philopolemic.
  99. philopotamid noun: Any caddis fly in the family Philopotamidae.
  100. philoprogeneity noun: The condition of loving one's offspring.
  101. philoprogenitive adjective: Prolific, or producing many offspring.
  102. philoprogenitively adverb: In a philoprogenitive way.
  103. philoprogenitiveness noun: The state or condition of being philoprogenitive.
  104. philopterid noun: Any of the family Philopteridae of lice.
  105. philornithic adjective: Fond of birds.
  106. philoroman adjective: Friendly with Rome.
  107. philosciid noun: Any woodlouse in the family Philosciidae.
  108. philosemite noun: Alternative form of philo-Semite.
  109. philosemitic adjective: Alternative letter-case form of philo-Semitic.
  110. philosemitism noun: Alternative form of philo-Semitism.
  111. philosopause noun: The informally observed tendency of mature or elderly scientists, who apparently have outlived their most productive years of research and similar practical...
  112. philosophaster noun: A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.
  113. philosophastering adjective, noun: Engaging in petty or fallacious philosophy.
  114. philosophastry noun: Bad or sham philosophy.
  115. philosophate verb /fɪˈlɒsəfeɪt/: To philosophize.
  116. philosophation noun: philosophical speculation and discussion
  117. philosophe noun /ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/: Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
  118. philosopheme noun /fɪˈlɒsəfiːm/: A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom.
  119. philosopher noun /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/: A lover of wisdom.
  120. philosopher by fire noun: Synonym of alchemist.
  121. philosopher king noun: A hypothetical ideal ruler, trained in philosophy, who has a full understanding of the Platonic ideal of the Form of the Good, and uses this for the benefit...
  122. philosopher of fire noun: Synonym of alchemist.
  123. philosopher's egg noun: A medicine made from saffron and egg yolk that was once thought to be a cure for plague and poison.
  124. philosopher's game noun: A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces.
  125. philosopher's lamp noun: Synonym of Döbereiner's lamp.
  126. philosopher's stone noun: A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or...
  127. philosopher's tree noun: Synonym of Diana's tree.
  128. philosopher's wool noun /fɪˌlɒsəfəz ˈwʊl/: Zinc oxide (chemical formula ZnO) as a white flocculent powder.
  129. philosopheress noun: A female philosopher.
  130. philosophers stone noun: Alternative form of philosopher's stone.
  131. philosophers' wool noun: Alternative form of philosopher's wool.
  132. philosophership noun: The role or status of a philosopher.
  133. philosophess noun: A female philosopher.
  134. philosophia perennis noun: A supposed essential core of philosophical beliefs epitomized in various writers from different temporal and geographic zones.
  135. philosophic adjective /ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪk/: Synonym of philosophical.
  136. philosophical adjective /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/: Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
  137. philosophical anarchism noun: individualist anarchist school of thought holding that obeying the state lacks moral legitimacy, while purporting no violence against the state
  138. philosophical anarchist adjective, noun: of, supporting, relating to, or advocating philosophical anarchism
  139. philosophical behaviorism noun: Synonym of behaviorism.
  140. philosophical behaviorist noun: Synonym of behaviorist.
  141. philosophical behaviourism noun: Synonym of behaviorism.
  142. philosophical furnace noun: Synonym of athanor.
  143. philosophical materialism noun: Synonym of materialism (“the philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.”).
  144. philosophical method noun: A method used by philosophers involving such elements as skepticism and methodic doubt, argumentation, and presentation of arguments for criticism by other...
  145. philosophical sin noun: Sin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God directly, for example because the sinner is ignorant of divine law or does...
  146. philosophical wool noun: Synonym of philosopher's wool.
  147. philosophical zombie noun: A hypothetical being that lacks sentience and consciousness but appears to have, often used to illuminate various philosophical concepts.
  148. philosophicality noun: The quality of being philosophical.
  149. philosophically adverb: With regards to philosophy
  150. philosophicalness noun: The quality of being philosophical.
  151. philosophication noun: The process of bringing something into the realm of philosophy.
  152. philosophicide noun: The killing of a philosopher.
  153. philosophico-psychological adjective: Alternative form of philosophicopsychological.
  154. philosophicohistorical adjective: Relating to philosophy and history.
  155. philosophicolegal adjective: Relating to philosophy and law.
  156. philosophicopsychological adjective: Both philosophical and psychological; of or relating to both philosophy and psychology.
  157. philosophicoreligious adjective: Relating to philosophy and religion.
  158. philosophicotheological adjective: Relating to philosophy and theology.
  159. philosophise verb: Alternative spelling of philosophize.
  160. philosophiser noun: Alternative form of philosophizer.
  161. philosophising noun, verb: Alternative form of philosophizing.
  162. philosophism noun: spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry
  163. philosophist noun: A practitioner or adherent of philosophism.
  164. philosophistic adjective: Exhibiting a love of or tendency toward sophistry; pertaining to spurious philosophy.
  165. philosophistical adjective: Alternative form of philosophistic.
  166. philosophizability noun: The quality of being philosophizable.
  167. philosophizable adjective: Capable of being discussed in a philosophical context.
  168. philosophization noun: Process or action of philosophizing.
  169. philosophize verb /fɪˈlɒsəfaɪz/: To ponder or reason out philosophically.
  170. philosophizer noun: A philosopher, a person who writes or reasons in philosophy.
  171. philosophizing noun, verb: philosophical thought or discussion
  172. philosophobia noun: An aversion to philosophy.
  173. philosophocracy noun: Government by philosophers.
  174. philosophress noun: Alternative spelling of philosopheress.
  175. philosophunculist noun /fɪˌlɒsəˈfʌŋkjʊlɪst/: A minor or insignificant philosopher; someone who claims philosophical expertise that they do not possess.
  176. philosophy noun, verb /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/: An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such...
  177. philosophy of mind noun: The area of philosophy which studies the nature and functions of the mind, thought, and consciousness, with attention to such topics as perception,...
  178. philosophy of science noun: The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are...
  179. philosophylike adjective: Resembling philosophy.
  180. Philosothon noun: An annual competition where students explore philosophical and ethical issues.
  181. philostorgy noun /ˈfɪ.lə(ʊ).stɔː.d͡ʒi/: Parental love.
  182. philotarsid noun: Any barklouse in the family Philotarsidae.
  183. philotechnic adjective: Fond of the arts.
  184. philotechnical adjective: Alternative form of philotechnic.
  185. philotechnist noun: A person who is fond of the arts.
  186. philotherian noun: A lover of animals.
  187. philotherm noun: Synonym of thermophile.
  188. philotimia noun: The urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition.
  189. -philous suffix: having an affinity, attraction, preference or love of something
  190. philoxenia noun /ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə/: Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.
  191. Philoxenian adjective: Of or relating to Philoxenus of Mabbug (died 523), Syriac prose writer and a champion of Miaphysitism.
  192. philoxenic adjective: Showing philoxenia, hospitable.
  193. philoxeny noun: A love of foreigners or strangers.
  194. philozoic adjective: Fond of animals.
  195. philozoist noun: a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)
  196. Philp proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
  197. Philpot proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
  198. Philpott proper noun /ˈfɪlˌpɒt/: A surname transferred from the given name.
  199. Philpotts proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
  200. philter noun, verb /ˈfɪltə/: A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.
  201. philtre noun, verb: Alternative spelling of philter (“kind of potion”).
  202. philtrum noun /ˈfɪl.tɹəm/: The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
  203. -phily suffix: liking for
  204. philydraceous adjective: Of or relating to the Philydraceae.
  205. phimosed adjective: Exhibiting phimosis.
  206. phimosiectomy noun: The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis.
  207. phimosis noun /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/: A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
  208. phimotic adjective: Pertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis.
  209. phin noun: A type of coffee filter.
  210. phinary noun /ˈfaɪnəɹi/: A numeral system that uses the golden ratio as its base.
  211. Phineas proper noun: A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew (פִינְחָס), or Egyptian of biblical origin.
  212. Phineas action noun: An act, usually violent, that is perceived to further the far-right cause of the Phineas Priesthood, while following the example of the Biblical Phineas...
  213. Phineas Priest noun: A member of the Phineas Priesthood terrorist group.
  214. Phinehas proper noun: Any of a number of figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
  215. Phineus proper noun: A king of Salmydessus, Thrace.
  216. phinisi noun: Alternative form of pinisi.
  217. Phinney proper noun: A surname.
  218. phiomorph noun: Any rodent of the parvorder Phiomorpha
  219. phiomyid noun: Any extinct rodent in the family Phiomyidae.
  220. Phippen proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
  221. Phipps proper noun /fɪps/: A surname transferred from the given name.
  222. Phips proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
  223. Phipson proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
  224. phiran noun /ˈfɪɹən/: A long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.
  225. phirmaund noun: Alternative form of firman.
  226. phirni noun: Synonym of kheer (“Asian sweet rice pudding”).
  227. phirotope noun: A generalization of oriented matroid chirotopes for complex point configurations.
  228. phish noun, verb: To engage in phishing.
  229. phisher noun: A person who engages in phishing attacks.
  230. phisherman noun: The criminal performing phishing attacks.
  231. Phishhead noun: A fan of the American rock band Phish.
  232. phishing noun, verb /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/: The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive...
  233. phisog noun: Alternative form of phizog (“the face”).
  234. phit noun: Abbreviation of physical unit of information transfer.
  235. phitoness noun: A pythoness; a witch.
  236. Phitsanulok proper noun: A province of Thailand.
  237. phiz noun: The face.
  238. phizgog noun: Alternative form of phizog.
  239. phiznomy noun: A person's face.
  240. phizog noun: The face.
  241. phizz noun: Alternative form of phiz.
  242. phizzog noun: Alternative form of phizog.
  243. phlaeothripid noun: Any thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae.
  244. phlebalgia noun: Pain at the site of a vein.
  245. phlebectomy noun: The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
  246. phlebioid adjective: Similar to those of species of the genus Phlebia.
  247. phlebitic adjective: Of or pertaining to phlebitis.
  248. phlebitis noun /flɪˈbaɪtɪs/: Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.
  249. phlebo- prefix /ˈflɛbə-/: Relating to veins
  250. phlebobranch noun: Any of the Phlebobranchia.
  251. phlebogram noun: a venogram
  252. phlebograph noun: An instrument used to perform phlebography.
  253. phlebographic adjective: Relating to phlebography.
  254. phlebographical adjective: Relating to phlebography.
  255. phlebographically adverb: By means of phlebography.
  256. phlebography noun: An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium.
  257. phleboid adjective: Resembling a vein.
  258. phleboidal adjective: Alternative form of phleboid.
  259. phlebolite noun: Alternative form of phlebolith.
  260. phlebolith noun /ˈflɛbəlɪθ/: A calcareous deposit in a venous wall or thrombus.
  261. phlebolithic adjective: Relating to a phlebolith.
  262. phlebolitic adjective: Alternative form of phlebolithic.
  263. phlebological adjective: Relating to phlebology.
  264. phlebologist noun: One who works in the field of phlebology; a vein specialist.
  265. phlebology noun: The study of veins and their diseases etc
  266. phlebomegaly noun: varicose veins
  267. phleborheographic adjective: Relating to phleborheography.
  268. phleborheography noun: The measurement of venous blood flow.
  269. phleborrhagia noun: Hemorrhage of a vein.
  270. phlebosclerosis noun: sclerosis of the wall of a vein
  271. phlebosclerotic adjective /ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/: Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).
  272. phleboscope noun: A device used to visualise veins beneath the skin
  273. phlebostasis noun: A slowing of the flow of blood through the veins
  274. phlebostatic adjective /ˌflɛbəˈstætɪk/: Relating to phlebostasis
  275. phlebothrombosis noun: The formation of a blood clot in a vein independently from the presence of inflammation of the vein.
  276. phlebothrombotic adjective: Relating to phlebothrombosis.
  277. phlebotinum noun: A fictional material used by authors to develop a plot requiring a material with properties not possessed by any real material.
  278. phlebotome noun: An instrument used for phlebotomy; a fleam.
  279. phlebotomic adjective: Relating to phlebotomy.
  280. phlebotomical adjective: phlebotomic
  281. phlebotomically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, phlebotomy.
  282. phlebotomid noun: Any sandfly in the family Phlebotomidae.
  283. phlebotomine noun: Any fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae
  284. phlebotomise verb: Alternative form of phlebotomize.
  285. phlebotomist noun: A practitioner of phlebotomy.
  286. phlebotomization noun: The process of phlebotomizing (performing phlebotomy).
  287. phlebotomize verb: To perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.
  288. phlebotomus noun: A sandfly of genus Phlebotomus.
  289. phlebotomus fever noun: Synonym of pappataci fever.
  290. phlebotomy noun /flɪˈbɒtəmi/: The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.
  291. phlebotonic adjective, noun: Affecting the tone of veins; that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of veins, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.
  292. phlebotoxic adjective: Being toxic or causing harm to veins.
  293. phleboviral adjective: Relating to the phleboviruses.
  294. phlebovirus noun: Any of the genus Phlebovirus of viruses in the family Bunyaviridae.
  295. Phlegethon proper noun /ˈflɛɡɪθɒn/: A river of fire in Hades.
  296. Phlegethontal adjective: Synonym of Phlegethontic.
  297. Phlegethontic adjective: Of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.
  298. phlegethontiid noun: Any tetrapod in the family Phlegethontiidae.
  299. phlegm noun /flɛm/: One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
  300. phlegm-cutter noun: An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.

Part 71 · Part 73 · English words: P

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.