6-letter words containing ph
- imphal — a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- imphee — an African sorghum plant that yields a sweet juice
- iphone — Alternative case form of iPhone.
- joseph — 1741–90, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1765–90 (son of Francis I; brother of Leopold II and Marie Antoinette).
- kaliph — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- klepht — a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.
- lopho- — indicating a crested or tufted part
- lymph- — lympho-
- lymphs — Anatomy, Physiology. a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma, that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels.
- mcphee — John Angus, born 1931, U.S. writer.
- metaph — metaphor
- morphe — (archaic) alternative spelling of morphew.
- morpho — any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.
- morphs — Plural form of morph.
- morphy — Paul Charles, 1837–84, U.S. chess player.
- murphy — an Irish or white potato.
- nephew — a son of one's brother or sister.
- nepho- — concerning cloud or clouds
- nephr- — nephro-
- nympha — Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- nympho — A nymphomaniac.
- nymphs — one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- ophite — a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- ophuls — Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), (Max Oppenheimer) 1902–57, German film director, in Germany, France, and the U.S.
- orphan — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- orphic — of or relating to Orpheus.
- paphos — an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- paraph — a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
- phaedo — a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.
- phaeic — (of animals) having dusky coloration; less dark than melanic
- phago- — eating, consuming, or destroying
- phalli — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- pharma — a pharmaceutical company.
- pharos — a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phased — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phasic — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phasis — a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- phasor — a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- phater — Slang. great; wonderful; terrific.
- phatic — denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information: phatic communion.
- phedre — a tragedy (1677) by Racine.
- pheese — a state of edgy or uneasy agitation
- phelps — William Lyon [lahy-uh n] /ˈlaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1943, U.S. educator and literary critic.
- phenic — relating to, having the characteristics of, or originating from phenyl
- phenix — phoenix.
- pheno- — showing or manifesting
- phenol — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenom — a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy: a twelve-year-old tennis phenom.
- phenyl — containing the phenyl group.
- pherae — (in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.