| PHOBIA | • phobia n. An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something). • -phobia suff. Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing. • -phobia suff. Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing. |
| PHOBIC | • phobic adj. Relating to a phobia. • phobic adj. Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike). • phobic n. A person who has a phobia. |
| PHOCAE | • phocae n. Plural of phoca. • PHOCA n. (Latin) a genus of seals that includes the common harbour seal. |
| PHOCAS | • phocas n. Plural of phoca. • PHOCA n. (Latin) a genus of seals that includes the common harbour seal. |
| PHOEBE | • phoebe n. Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis. • Phoebe prop.n. A female given name from Ancient Greek. • Phoebe prop.n. (Greek mythology) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia. |
| PHOLAS | • pholas n. Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas. • Pholas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pholadidae – including the common piddock. • PHOLAS n. (Greek) a mollusc of the piddock genus of rock-boring molluscs. |
| PHONAL | • phonal adj. Of or relating to the voice. • PHONAL adj. pertaining to speech sounds. |
| PHONED | • phoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of phone. • 'phoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of ’phone. • PHONE v. to telephone. |
| PHONER | • phoner n. One who phones. • phoner n. (Informal) A broadcast interview conducted by telephone. • PHONER n. one that telephones. |
| PHONES | • phones n. Plural of phone. • phones n. (Informal) headphones. • phones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phone. |
| PHONEY | • phoney adj. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative form of phony. • phoney n. Alternative form of phony. • phoney v. Alternative form of phony. |
| PHONIC | • phonic adj. Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic. • -phonic suff. Forms adjectives relating to sound. • PHONIC adj. pertaining to the nature of sound. |
| PHONON | • phonon n. (Physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave. • phonon n. (Linguistics) A unit of phonemics. • PHONON n. a quantum of vibrational energy. |
| PHONOS | • phonos n. Plural of phono. • PHONO n. (colloquial) a record-player. |
| PHOOEY | • phooey interj. An expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment. • phooey n. (Slang) hooey; nonsense. • PHOOEY interj. an exclamation of contempt, scorn etc., also PFUI. |
| PHOSSY | • phossy adj. Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus. • PHOSSY adj. as in phossy jaw, an affliction of match workers in the 19th century. |
| PHOTIC | • photic adj. Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is… • PHOTIC adj. pertaining to light. |
| PHOTOG | • photog n. (Informal) A photographer, especially a professional one. • PHOTOG n. (colloquial) one who takes photographs. |
| PHOTON | • photon n. (Physics) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having… • PHOTON n. a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. |
| PHOTOS | • photos n. Plural of photo. • photos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photo. • PHOTO v. (colloquial) to photograph. |