English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 302 of 931

philatelistnoun

A person who collects and studies postage stamps.

philatelynoun

Stamp collecting.

Philatheaname

An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes for young women in the early twentieth century.

Philatheanadj

Of or relating to the Philathea Bible classes.

philathleticadj

Fond of athletics.

philatorynoun

A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.

philautianoun

Self-love, self-conceit

philauticadj

Of or pertaining to philauty.

philautynoun

Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity.

Philbertname

A surname from French.

Philbinname

A surname from Irish.

Philcoxname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Phildickianadj

Synonym of Dickian; of or pertaining to American novelist Philip K. Dick or his works.

Philedomnoun

The fandom of the science fiction television series The X-Files.

philemaphobianoun

An abnormal or irrational fear of kissing.

philematologynoun

The scientific study of kissing.

Philemonname

The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

philentomanoun

Any of the birds in the genus Philentoma, found in parts of South East Asia.

philerastnoun

A boy who feels philia or more specifically anterōs, for his paederastic lover.

philharmonicadj

Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.

philharmonicallyadv

In a philharmonic manner.

philhelleneadj

Philhellenic.

philhellenicadj

Loving Greece or Greek culture.

philhellenismnoun

A 19th-century intellectual movement which supported the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire.

philhippicadj

Fond of horses, horse-loving.

philianoun

friendship

philiacadj

Involving or pertaining to friendship or platonic love.

philiasnoun

plural of philia

philibegnoun

A little kilt.

Philibertname

A male given name from French.

Philidor Defensenoun

A common Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6, in which black's second move is queen's pawn to the sixth rank.

Philipname

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

Philipinoadj

Misspelling of Filipino.

Philippaname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Philippanadj

Of or relating to various people called Philip.

Philippiname

A surname.

Philippianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi.

Philippiansname

The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.

philippicnoun

Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.

philippicizeverb

To engage in a tirade or diatribe full of bitter condemnation.

Philippineadj

Of or pertaining to the Philippines.

Philippine Seaname

A marginal sea in the Pacific Ocean to the north and east of the Philippines.

Philippinenessnoun

The quality of being Philippine.

Philippinesname

An archipelago of Southeast Asia.

Philippinistnoun

A linguist who studies Philippine languages.

Philippinizationnoun

The act or process of making something Filipino.

Philippinizeverb

To make Filipino.

Philippistnoun

A member of a party in early Lutheranism who opposed the Gnesio-Lutherans.

philippiumnoun

A supposed metallic element obtainable from samarskite, later discovered to be a mixture of yttrium and terbium.

philippizeverb

To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.

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 302. 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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