English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 301 of 931

PHGname

Abbreviation of Philips.

phhtintj

Alternative spelling of pht.

phinoun

Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".

phialnoun

A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.

phialanoun

A bowl-shaped drinking-vessel used in Ancient Rome.

phialenoun

An Ancient Greek libation bowl.

phialfulnoun

Enough to fill a phial.

phialidenoun

A flask-shaped projection from the vesicle of certain fungi.

phialiformadj

Shaped like a phial.

phialineadj

Shaped like a bowl or saucer.

phialosporousadj

Relating to, or having phialospores

Phichitname

A province of Thailand.

Phidianadj

Of or relating to the Ancient Greek artist Phidias (Φειδίας; c. 480–430 BC), renowned for his sculpture.

Phijamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Philname

A short form of the male given name Philip.

philacterynoun

Alternative spelling of phylactery.

philactorynoun

Alternative spelling of phylactery.

Philadelphi Corridorname

A zone of the Gaza Strip, Palestine; A DMZ established by the Philadelphi Accord between Israel and Egypt, that represents the border between Gaza and the Sinai.

Philadelphianame

The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; the former capital of the United States.

Philadelphia chromosomenoun

Human chromosome 22, after it has, pathologically, traded some of its genetic material with chromosome 9; this often causes chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Philadelphia lawyernoun

A clever, crafty, or otherwise extremely adroit practitioner of law.

Philadelphia rollnoun

A form of sushi made with salmon, cream cheese, cucumber or avocado, and onion.

Philadelphiannoun

A person who originates from or lives in Philadelphia.

Philadelphianismnoun

The religious principles of the Philadelphians.

philadelphusnoun

Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs.

philalethianoun

The love of truth.

philalethistnoun

A lover of truth.

philandernoun

A lover.

philanderernoun

One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).

philanderessnoun

A female philanderer.

philanderingnoun

The action of one who philanders.

philanderousadj

philandering

philandristnoun

One who loves men.

philandrynoun

A love of, or fondness for, men.

philanthotoxinnoun

Any of a group of chemical components of the venom of the Egyptian solitary wasp, Philanthus triangulum.

philanthrocapitalismnoun

The philosophy of applying capitalist style objectives and criteria to directing philanthropic enterprises.

philanthrocapitalistnoun

A person who applies the principles of philanthrocapitalism.

philanthropathnoun

A psychopath masquerading as a philanthropist.

philanthropicadj

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

philanthropicallyadv

In a philanthropic manner.

philanthropismnoun

Synonym of philanthropy.

philanthropistnoun

A person who loves humankind in general.

philanthropisticadj

philanthropic (pertaining to, or characteristic of, a philanthropist).

philanthropoidnoun

An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation.

philanthropreneurnoun

An entrepreneurial philanthropist; one who invests money in charitable causes.

philanthropynoun

Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

philatelicadj

Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists.

philatelicaladj

Relating to philately.

philatelicallyadv

In a philatelic way.

philatelismnoun

Philately.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 301. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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