English syllables. 2014.
phre|at|ic — «free AT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a well or wells. 2. having do with or characteristic of water in the saturated area just below the water table. ╂[< Greek phréat , phréar well + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
phre|net´i|cal|ly — phre|net|ic «frih NEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. excessively excited; frenzied; frantic: »He would…make them even more phrenetic than they had been originally (New Yorker). 2. = insane. (Cf. ↑insane) –n. = madman. (Cf. ↑madman) Also … Useful english dictionary
phre|net|ic — «frih NEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. excessively excited; frenzied; frantic: »He would…make them even more phrenetic than they had been originally (New Yorker). 2. = insane. (Cf. ↑insane) –n. = madman. (Cf. ↑madman) Also … Useful english dictionary
phre|at|o|phyte — «free AT uh fyt», noun. any plant that obtains water by the deep penetration of its roots into the water table: »It is almost impossible to get rid of phreatophytes by any means other than denying them water (Roscoe Fleming). ╂[< Greek phréat … Useful english dictionary
phre|net|i|cal — «frih NEHT uh kuhl», adjective. = phrenetic. (Cf. ↑phrenetic) … Useful english dictionary
phre|nit|ic — «frih NIHT ihk», adjective. affected with or suffering from phrenitis; subject to fits of delirium or madness … Useful english dictionary
phre|ni|tis — «frih NY tihs», noun. Obsolete. 1. inflammation of the diaphragm. 2. inflammation of the brain; encephalitis. 3. delirium. ╂[< Greek phrenîtis inflammation of the brain. Compare etym. under frantic. (Cf. ↑frantic)] … Useful english dictionary
phre|nol|o|gist — «frih NOL uh jihst», noun. a person who professes to tell a person s character from the shape of his skull … Useful english dictionary
phre|nol|o|gy — «frih NOL uh jee», noun. 1. the theory that the shape of the skull shows what sort of mind and character a person has. 2. the practice of reading character from the shape of the skull. ╂[American English < Greek phr , phr (see etym. under… … Useful english dictionary
he|be|phre|ni|a — «HEE buh FREE nee uh», noun. a form of schizophrenia often occurring at or near puberty, characterized primarily by a regression to extreme childishness. ╂[< New Latin hebephrenia < Greek h ē puberty, youth + phr mind] … Useful english dictionary
