English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 349 of 931

phthisickyadj

Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.

phthisiologynoun

The care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.

phthisiophobianoun

A morbid fear of tuberculosis.

phthisisnoun

An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.

phthongaladj

Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized.

Phthonusname

The god of jealousy and envy.

phthornoun

fluorine

phthoricadj

Relating to fluorine.

phtisicadj

Nonstandard spelling of phthisic.

Phu Lamname

Synonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.

Phuaname

A surname.

phubverb

To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone.

phubbeenoun

Someone who is or has been phubbed.

phubbernoun

One who phubs.

phubbingverb

present participle and gerund of phub

phuchkanoun

panipuri; a South Asian snack with spice infused water and other topping are stored in a fried, thin ball.

phuckverb

Nonstandard spelling of fuck.

phudnoun

A Doctor of Philosophy (a PhD degree).

phudniknoun

A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.

Phuentshogpelriname

A gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan.

Phuentsholingname

A gewog of Chhukha District, Bhutan.

phugoidadj

Of the motion of an aircraft, missile, or other flying object: continuously oscillating in a vertical plane due to the object pitching up and climbing, thus slowing down; then pitching down and descending, thus speeding up.

Phuketname

A province of Thailand.

phulkarinoun

A style of Punjabi embroidery characterized by patterns of flowers.

phumnoun

A village of Cambodia, a subdivision of a khum.

phumdinoun

A floating island, made up of vegetation and soil, found on Loktak lake in India.

phumpherverb

Alternative form of fumfer.

phunnoun

Fun.

Phungname

A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Chinese].

Phuntenchuname

A gewog of Tsirang District, Bhutan.

Phuntshothangname

A gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan.

Phuongname

A surname from Vietnamese.

phuralumitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic lemon mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

phurbanoun

A dagger used in Tibetan ritual.

phurcalitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

Phuremname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Phuritsabamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Phurnacitenoun

A proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.

Phussaname

The name of the 21st of 27 named Buddhas immediately preceding Gautama.

phutintj

A representation of the sound resembling the release of a blast of steam or exhaust gas; a representation of the sound of a fast but small puff of wind.

Phutballnoun

A strategic board game for two players, with some resemblance to checkers, in which the aim is to score "goals" by moving a piece over the opponent's goal line.

phutterverb

To make a phut or sputtering noise.

PHVnoun

Initialism of private hire vehicle.

phweepintj

A whistle, or the whistling cry of a bird.

phwoarintj

Expresses amazement.

PHYnoun

An electronic circuit implementing the physical layer of the OSI model.

phychicaladj

psychic

phycitenoun

Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.

phyco-prefix

seaweed or algae.

phycobilinnoun

Any of a group of bilins (pigments derived from porphyrins) found in some photosynthetic algae; they are open-chain tetrapyrroles related to mammalian bile pigments.

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 349. 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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