6-letter words containing ph
- phyton — the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
- raphae — Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- raphia — raffia.
- sappho — c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- scarph — to assemble with a scarf joint.
- sephen — any of several varieties of large stingray, including the Hypolophus sephen, Pastinachus sephen and the Trygon sephen
- seraph — one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- sophar — Zophar.
- sopher — scribe1 (def 3).
- sophia — a female given name.
- sophie — a female given name.
- sphene — a mineral, calcium titanium silicate, CaTiSiO 5 , occurring as an accessory mineral in a variety of crystalline rocks, usually in small wedge-shaped crystals.
- sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- sphery — having the form of a sphere; spherelike.
- sphinx — a figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion. (usually initial capital letter) the colossal recumbent stone figure of this kind near the pyramids of Giza.
- sphynx — a breed of medium-sized hairless cat with large ears and a long whiplike tail
- sulph- — containing sulphur
- sulpha — any of a group of sulphonamides that prevent the growth of bacteria
- sypher — to join (boards having beveled edges) so as to make a flush surface.
- syphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- tephra — clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- teraph — any of various small household gods or images venerated by ancient Semitic peoples. (Genesis 31:19–21; I Samuel 19:13–16)
- tophet — a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- tophus — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- trophi — the mandibles or other parts of an insect's mouth
- trophy — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- tumphy — a fool
- typho- — typhus, typhoid
- typhon — a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- typhus — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- uphand — lifted by hand
- uphang — to hang aloft
- upheap — to heap or pile up
- upheld — simple past tense and past participle of uphold.
- uphill — up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance.
- uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- uphurl — to throw upwards
- vaphio — an archaeological site in S Greece, in Peloponnesus.
- xiphi- — indicating a sword, esp something shaped like or resembling a sword
- xiphos — A double-edged, single-handed sword used by the Ancient Greeks as a secondary weapon after the spear or javelin.
- yarpha — sandy or clayey peat
- zephyr — a gentle, mild breeze.
- zophar — a friend of Job. Job 2:11.