--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 25 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/25/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 25 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/24/) **25** [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/26/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) **pharaoh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god.[↗](../../pharaoh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible) Pharaoh is the king of Egypt in the stories of Joseph and of Moses, who would not let the Israelites go free until the plagues came.[↗](../../pharaoh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pharaoh was buried inside a huge pyramid.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a model of a pharaoh's gold mask in class.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was only a boy.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go."[↗](../../pharaoh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pharaoh had a strange dream about seven fat cows and seven thin cows.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharaohs built temples along the river Nile.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the museum we saw the mummy of a pharaoh's servant.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pharaoh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pharaoh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.8.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pharaoh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.'[↗](../../pharaoh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.31.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pharaoh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.[↗](../../pharaoh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pharaoh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; (Prophets JER.25.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pharaoh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **pharmacist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A trained person who prepares and sells medicines and explains how to take them safely.[↗](../../pharmacist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pharmacist gave Mum the medicine the doctor ordered.[↗](../../pharmacist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the pharmacist if you are not sure how much to take.[↗](../../pharmacist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacist told me to take one tablet three times a day.[↗](../../pharmacist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is a pharmacist at the hospital.[↗](../../pharmacist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacist explained that the medicine might make me sleepy.[↗](../../pharmacist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pharmacists study for many years.[↗](../../pharmacist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pharmacy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pharmacy is a shop or part of a shop where medicines are sold and prescriptions are given out.[↗](../../pharmacy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pharmacy is the study and job of preparing medicines.[↗](../../pharmacy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum went to the pharmacy to pick up my medicine.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacy is next to the supermarket.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask at the pharmacy about cough medicine.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She studied pharmacy at university.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacy is open late on Thursdays.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the UK we call it the chemist's.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacist works in the pharmacy.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Take your prescription to any pharmacy.[↗](../../pharmacy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **phase** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A phase is one stage of something that changes over time.[↗](../../phase/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The phases of the Moon are the different shapes the Moon seems to have during a month.[↗](../../phase/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A phase can be a short time when someone likes or does something a lot.[↗](../../phase/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To phase something out means to stop using it slowly, step by step.[↗](../../phase/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Moon has different phases every month.[↗](../../phase/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tonight the Moon is in its full moon phase.[↗](../../phase/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the phases of the Moon in order.[↗](../../phase/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A caterpillar goes through several phases to become a butterfly.[↗](../../phase/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is going through a dinosaur phase.[↗](../../phase/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The building work is in its last phase.[↗](../../phase/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic straws are being phased out.[↗](../../phase/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A crescent is the thinnest phase of the Moon we can see.[↗](../../phase/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pheasant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large bird with a long tail; the males have bright copper, green and red feathers, while females are brown.[↗](../../pheasant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") They are often hunted for food.[↗](../../pheasant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pheasant ran across the country lane.[↗](../../pheasant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The male pheasant has a red face and a long tail.[↗](../../pheasant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hen pheasants are brown so they can hide on their nests.[↗](../../pheasant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard a pheasant's loud call from the field.[↗](../../pheasant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pheasants were brought to Britain long ago from Asia.[↗](../../pheasant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people eat pheasant as a special meal.[↗](../../pheasant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I am a miserable bird called a pheasant.[↗](../../pheasant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **phenomenon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something that happens or exists, which can be seen or studied, especially in nature or science: a natural phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person or thing that is unusual and impressive: a footballing phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something very popular and widespread: a worldwide phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rainbow is a natural phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Northern Lights are a beautiful phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new toy became a worldwide phenomenon.[↗](../../phenomenon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That young swimmer is a phenomenon\![↗](../../phenomenon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study strange weather phenomena.[↗](../../phenomenon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fata Morgana, the beautiful aerial phenomenon of the wilderness, appeared with hanging gardens and waving forests, and the wonderful cloud called "Lokeman driving his sheep" also was seen.[↗](../../phenomenon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pheromone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pheromone is a chemical that an animal gives off to send a message to others of its own kind, such as «follow me», «danger» or «I am looking for a mate».[↗](../../pheromone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pheromones are smelled or tasted by the other animals, not seen or heard.[↗](../../pheromone/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ants follow a pheromone trail from the nest to the crumbs.[↗](../../pheromone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When a bee stings, it releases an alarm pheromone that warns other bees.[↗](../../pheromone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A male moth can smell a female's pheromone from a long way away.[↗](../../pheromone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers hang pheromone traps to catch pests.[↗](../../pheromone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wipe the ants' path with soapy water and the pheromone trail is broken.[↗](../../pheromone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study pheromones to learn how animals talk without words.[↗](../../pheromone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Queen bees use pheromones to keep the hive working together.[↗](../../pheromone/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **phial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small glass bottle for holding liquid, often medicine.[↗](../../phial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She put the medicine in a small phial.[↗](../../phial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The phials of blood were kept in his pocket.[↗](../../phial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **philippine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Philippine means belonging to or coming from the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia made of more than 7,000 islands.[↗](../../philippine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Philippines is the name of the country itself.[↗](../../philippine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Philippine eagle is one of the biggest eagles in the world.[↗](../../philippine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Manila is the capital of the Philippines.[↗](../../philippine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Philippines has more than 7,000 islands.[↗](../../philippine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Typhoons often cross the Philippine Sea.[↗](../../philippine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's family is from the Philippines.[↗](../../philippine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Philippine flag has a sun and three stars.[↗](../../philippine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **philistine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Bible) The Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the coast of Canaan and were often at war with the Israelites; Goliath was a Philistine.[↗](../../philistine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A philistine is a person who does not care about or understand art, music, books or culture.[↗](../../philistine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, philistine means not caring about art and culture.[↗](../../philistine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (Bible) David killed Goliath, the Philistine giant, with a sling and a stone.[↗](../../philistine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) Samson fought against the Philistines.[↗](../../philistine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Philistines lived on the coast near Gaza.[↗](../../philistine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle calls anyone who doesn't like opera a philistine.[↗](../../philistine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a philistine would paint over that beautiful old mural.[↗](../../philistine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "Museums are boring," said Ben. "[↗](../../philistine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") You philistine!" laughed his sister.[↗](../../philistine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.[↗](../../philistine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.17.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../philistine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him.[↗](../../philistine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.21.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../philistine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.[↗](../../philistine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.17.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../philistine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **philologist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A philologist is a person who studies how languages developed and how words changed over time.[↗](../../philologist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some philologists study old words to learn where they came from.[↗](../../philologist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A philologist can tell how a word changed across many years.[↗](../../philologist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is a philologist who loves old languages.[↗](../../philologist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **philosopher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A philosopher is a person who thinks and writes about big questions, such as what is true, what is right and wrong, and what life means.[↗](../../philosopher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who stays calm and thoughtful about life's troubles: «Grandad is a bit of a philosopher».[↗](../../philosopher/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A philosopher's stone is a legendary stone said to turn metal into gold.[↗](../../philosopher/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Socrates was a philosopher who asked lots of questions.[↗](../../philosopher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Philosophers ask: what makes an action right or wrong?[↗](../../philosopher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In P4C our class acted like philosophers.[↗](../../philosopher/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The philosopher's stone in the story turns metal into gold.[↗](../../philosopher/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plato was a student of Socrates and a great philosopher.[↗](../../philosopher/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma is a philosopher about bad weather: «It'll pass».[↗](../../philosopher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some philosophers think animals have rights.[↗](../../philosopher/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This jewel was called the philosopher's stone.[↗](../../philosopher/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 23) The ancient philosophers maintained that if God is the first cause, and He is necessarily, He, the immediate effect of Him, as an absolute unity, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../philosopher/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Be this as it may, it is worth while to know the extravagant hypotheses which ancient Jewish philosophers and theologians framed as soon as they began to contemplate and to reason, endeavoring to combine oriental and Greek theories.[↗](../../philosopher/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../philosopher/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 61) doubts whether there ever was a Pythagoras, althongh he has no doubt there existed a Pythagorean school of philosophers.[↗](../../philosopher/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../philosopher/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **philosophic** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Philosophic means calm and thoughtful, taking hard things without getting upset.[↗](../../philosophic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *In Jewish tradition, meaning 2:* (old use) Philosophic means wise, or about the deep questions of life.[↗](../../philosophic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He gave a philosophic shrug when he lost the race.[↗](../../philosophic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man spoke in a philosophic way about death.[↗](../../philosophic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some certainties of men are philosophic ideas that everyone accepts.[↗](../../philosophic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **philosophical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with philosophy — thinking deeply about big questions like what is true, right or real.[↗](../../philosophical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Calm and accepting when something bad happens: «He was philosophical about losing.».[↗](../../philosophical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Do animals think?» is a philosophical question.[↗](../../philosophical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was philosophical about missing the bus.[↗](../../philosophical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a philosophical chat about friendship.[↗](../../philosophical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Badger took the news philosophically.[↗](../../philosophical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The book has a philosophical feel.[↗](../../philosophical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice's Cheshire Cat makes philosophical jokes.[↗](../../philosophical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He refused to accept his teacher's philosophical tenets on the mere ground of their traditional authority.[↗](../../philosophical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The "Sepher Yetzirah," or "Book of Formation," is perhaps the oldest philosophical treatise which is yet extant in the Hebrew language.[↗](../../philosophical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../philosophical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pythagorean philosophy is the greatest enigma of all philosophical systems of antiquity.[↗](../../philosophical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../philosophical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries.[↗](../../philosophical/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../philosophical/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **philosophise** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An old spelling form (here really the Latin word for philosophy) meaning to think about deep questions.[↗](../../philosophise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In Tomus Primus of \*\* Artis Cabalisticae hoc est reconditae theologiae et philosophise script orum."[↗](../../philosophise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Basileae 1587, is found \*\* Liber de Creatione Cabalistinis, Hebraice Sepher Jezira ; Authore Abrahamo.[↗](../../philosophise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../philosophise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **philosophy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Philosophy is the study of big questions about life, knowledge, right and wrong, the mind and what is real, by thinking carefully and arguing with reasons.[↗](../../philosophy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A philosophy is a particular set of ideas from a thinker or group, like the philosophy of Plato.[↗](../../philosophy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A person's philosophy is their way of thinking about how to live or work, as in "My philosophy is to always try my best".[↗](../../philosophy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In philosophy club we discussed whether animals can think.[↗](../../philosophy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Socrates was a famous teacher of philosophy in ancient Greece.[↗](../../philosophy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad's philosophy is "never give up".[↗](../../philosophy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She is studying philosophy at university.[↗](../../philosophy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach's philosophy is that every player gets a turn.[↗](../../philosophy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Philosophy asks questions like "What makes something fair?"[↗](../../philosophy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Different religions and philosophies have different ideas about happiness.[↗](../../philosophy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Then you should certainly lecture on Philosophy,” said the Dragon-fly; and he spread a pair of lovely gauze wings and soared away into the sky.[↗](../../philosophy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The classification of the Hebrew letters into a Triad, Heptad and Dodekad, runs through the whole philosophy of the Kabalah.[↗](../../philosophy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../philosophy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · History of Greek Philosophy, Dr. E. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../philosophy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Brooks, the Philosophy of Arithmetic, Phila- delphia 1876, II.[↗](../../philosophy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../philosophy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **philtre** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A philtre is a magic drink that is meant to make someone fall in love or act strangely.[↗](../../philtre/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch gave the prince a philtre in a silver cup.[↗](../../philtre/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not drink anything a stranger offers you; it may be a philtre.[↗](../../philtre/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The princesses made them drink a philtre that froze their hearts.[↗](../../philtre/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **phoebe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Phoebe is a girl's name, from an old Greek word meaning bright or shining.[↗](../../phoebe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A phoebe is a small grey-brown bird of North America that catches flies in the air and wags its tail.[↗](../../phoebe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (space) Phoebe is one of the moons of Saturn, a dark, small moon that goes round the planet backwards.[↗](../../phoebe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (myths) In Greek myths Phoebe was a Titan, a goddess linked with the Moon and light.[↗](../../phoebe/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Phoebe sat next to me in maths today.[↗](../../phoebe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My best friend Phoebe has a dog called Biscuit.[↗](../../phoebe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A phoebe built its nest under our porch roof.[↗](../../phoebe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The phoebe called "fee-bee, fee-bee" from the fence.[↗](../../phoebe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Phoebe is one of more than a hundred moons of Saturn.[↗](../../phoebe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Phoebe orbits Saturn in the opposite direction to most of its moons.[↗](../../phoebe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Greek myth, Phoebe was the grandmother of Apollo and Artemis.[↗](../../phoebe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · LETO (Latona) was the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe.[↗](../../phoebe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **phoenician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Belonging to Phoenicia, an ancient land of trading cities (like Tyre, Sidon and Byblos) on the coast of what is now Lebanon, about 1500–300 BC.[↗](../../phoenician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person from Phoenicia.[↗](../../phoenician/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Phoenician alphabet was one of the first alphabets, with letters for sounds; Greek, Latin and our ABC came from it.[↗](../../phoenician/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Phoenicians sailed all over the Mediterranean.[↗](../../phoenician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our alphabet comes from the Phoenician alphabet.[↗](../../phoenician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Phoenician traders sold purple dye and cedar wood.[↗](../../phoenician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Carthage was a Phoenician city in North Africa.[↗](../../phoenician/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Phoenician letter aleph became the Greek alpha and our A.[↗](../../phoenician/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tyre was a rich Phoenician port.[↗](../../phoenician/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Various sources such as Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, etc., have been advanced as the origin of the Pythagorean philosophy.[↗](../../phoenician/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../phoenician/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/24/) **25** [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/26/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← previous: [page 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/24/) - next →: [page 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/26/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)