English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 306 of 931

philosophizernoun

A philosopher, a person who writes or reasons in philosophy.

philosophizingnoun

philosophical thought or discussion

philosophocracynoun

Government by philosophers.

philosophressnoun

Alternative spelling of philosopheress.

philosophunculistnoun

A minor or insignificant philosopher; someone who claims philosophical expertise that they do not possess.

philosophynoun

An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.

philosophy of mindnoun

The area of philosophy which studies the nature and functions of the mind, thought, and consciousness, with attention to such topics as perception, reasoning, belief, memory, will, and identity.

philosophylikeadj

Resembling philosophy.

Philosothonnoun

An annual competition where students explore philosophical and ethical issues.

philostorgynoun

Parental love.

philotechnistnoun

A person who is fond of the arts.

philotimianoun

The urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition.

philoxenianoun

Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.

philoxenicadj

Showing philoxenia, hospitable.

philoxenynoun

A love of foreigners or strangers.

philozoicadj

Fond of animals.

philozoistnoun

a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)

Philpname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philpinname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philpotname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philpotsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philpottname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philpottsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philpsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philsonname

A surname transferred from the given name.

philternoun

A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.

Philthadelphianame

The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

philtrenoun

Alternative spelling of philter (“kind of potion”).

philtrumnoun

The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.

Philturnname

The former name of Philmont Scout Ranch, with the full name of Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp.

philydraceousadj

Of or relating to the Philydraceae.

phimosiectomynoun

The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis.

phimosisnoun

A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

phinnoun

A type of coffee filter.

Phinabellaname

The ship of characters Phineas Flynn and Isabella Garcia-Shapiro from the animated television series Phineas and Ferb.

phinarynoun

A numeral system that uses the golden ratio as its base.

Phineasname

A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew (פִינְחָס), or Egyptian of biblical origin.

Phineas Priesthoodname

An unorganized group of American domestic terrorists who follow a far-right, white supremacist, and Christian fundamentalist ideology.

Phinehasname

Any of a number of figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.

Phinneyname

A surname.

Phippname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Phippardname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Phippenname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Phippsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Phipsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Phipsonname

A surname transferred from the given name.

phirannoun

A long cloak or robe worn by women and men in Kashmir.

Phiremname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

phirotopenoun

A generalization of oriented matroid chirotopes for complex point configurations.

phishverb

To engage in phishing.

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 306. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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