Word Meanings - PHASE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon. (more info) 1. That which is exhibited

Additional info about word: PHASE

A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon. (more info) 1. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object. 2. Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PHASE)

• Aspect
• Front
• face
• phase
• side
• appearance
• presentation
• exhibition
• exposure
• feature
• view
• air
• mien
• deportment
• countenance
• bearing
• complexion
• sight
• Exterior
• Outside
• surface
• aspect

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of PHASE)

• Oppose
• confront
• discourage
• discountenance
• browbeat

Related words: (words related to PHASE)

• FRONTIERSMAN
  A man living on the frontier.
• CONFRONT
  1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew
• EXHIBITION
  The act of administering a remedy. (more info) 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art,
• FRONTIERED
  Placed on the frontiers.
• EXHIBITIONER
  One who has a pension or allowance granted for support. A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christ's Hospital. G. Eliot.
• SURFACE LOADING
  The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.
• FRONTLESSLY
  Shamelessly; impudently.
• FRONTED
  Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades." Milton.
• SIGHTLY
  1. Pleasing to the sight; comely. "Many brave, sightly horses." L'Estrange. 2. Open to sight; conspicuous; as, a house stands in a sightly place.
• FRONTLET
  The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles. (more info) 1. A frontal or brow band; a fillet or band worn on the forehead. They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. Deut. vi. 8. 2. A frown . What makes that
• CONFRONTATION
  Act of confronting. H. Swinburne.
• PHASE CONVERTER
  A machine for converting an alternating current into an alternating current of a different number of phases and the same frequency.
• FRONTAGE
  The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.
• PHASEOMANNITE
  See INOSITE
• PHASEOLUS
  A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See Bean.
• FEATURELESS
  Having no distinct or distinctive features.
• COMPLEXIONALLY
  Constitutionally. Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious. Burke.
• FEATURE
  fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making, formation, fr. facere, 1. The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance. What needeth it his feature to descrive Chaucer. Cheated of feature
• OPPOSELESS
  Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible. "Your great opposeless wills." Shak.
• BEARISH
  Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners. Harris.
• WATER-BEARER
  The constellation Aquarius.
• WHITE-FRONTED
  Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur. White- fronted goose , the white brant, or snow goose. See Snow goose, under Snow.
• PEEP SIGHT
  An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech; -- distinguished from an open sight.
• SHIELD-BEARER
  Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, carries a shield.
• TWO-PHASE; TWO-PHASER
  See DIPHASER
• HALF-SIGHTED
  Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. Bacon.
• NONPRESENTATION
  Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
• SEABEARD
  A green seaweed growing in dense tufts.
• DOWNBEAR
  To bear down; to depress.