| pharmacist |
a person who is trained to prepare and sell drugs and medicine in keeping with the orders of a doctor. |
| pharmacy |
a place in a store or hospital in which drugs are prepared and sold; drugstore. |
| phase |
a particular stage in a cycle of development or process of change. [2 definitions] |
| Ph.D. |
a degree that is earned following college after several years of additional study and the completion of a major research project. "Ph.D." is an abbreviation of Latin words which mean "Doctor of Philosophy." |
| pheasant |
a large bird with a long tail and bright feathers. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. [2 definitions] |
| Philippine |
of or having to do with the Philippines, their people, culture, languages, or the like. |
| Philippines |
an island country in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of southeastern Asia. Manila is the capital of the Philippines. |
| philodendron |
a tropical American climbing plant, grown indoors. |
| philosopher |
one who studies the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, [2 definitions] |
| phlox |
a North American plant that bears groups of white, purple, or red flowers. [2 definitions] |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| Phoenix |
the capital of Arizona. |
| phoenix |
(sometimes cap.) a beautiful bird in Egyptian mythology that lives for five hundred years, then sets itself on fire and rises alive again from the ashes. The phoenix is a symbol of immortality. |
| -phone |
a suffix that means "sound." [2 definitions] |
| phone1 |
a short form for "telephone." [2 definitions] |
| phone booth |
a small enclosed structure containing a public telephone. |
| phonetic |
relating to the method of representing speech sounds by symbols. [2 definitions] |
| phonograph |
a machine that reproduces sound that has been recorded in the grooves of a disk; record player. |