phraseology, n. 1. speech pattern, phrasing, wording, word order, syntax; verbiage, verbalism, manner of expression, usage, Linguistics, idiolect; delivery, style, writing, locution, elocution, speaking, oratory, rhetoric, declamation; diction, word choice, intonation, inflection, pronunciation, accent, stress, articulation, enunciation, Linguistics, prosody; dialect, patois, cant, argot, parlance, tongue, speech, language, Inf. lingo, Inf. talk; jargon, vocabulary, terminology.
2. phrases, idioms, verbality; colloquialism, regionalism; expressions, sayings. See - phrase {def. 3).
phylactery, n. amulet, talisman, periapt, abraxas, fetish, obi, obeah, voodoo, Judaism, tefillin; apotro-paic, scarab, swastika, triskelion; safeguard, protector, preservative; charm, good luck charm, lucky piece, horseshoe, rabbit's foot, Brit, merrythought.
physic, n. 1. laxative, cathartic, purgative, aperi ent, ipecac, carminative; purifier, depurative, cleanser; castor oil, ricinus oil, mineral oil, salts, Epsom salts, mineral water.
2. medicine, medication, medicament, drug, pharmaceutical; corrective, antidote, restorative, specific; remedy, cure, cure-all, elixir, panacea, wonder drug; preparation, potion, solution, concoction, home remedy; dose, draft, drink, spoonful of medicine, pill, tablet, lozenge, capsule, Pharm. troche, Both Pharm., Vet. Med. bolus, electuary.
-v. 3. purge, depurate, purify, cleanse, clean out, wash out. See - purge.
4. medicate, drug, dope, dose, administer medication or medicine, prescribe medicine; treat, minister, doctor, nurse; remedy, cure, heal, correct, relieve, take care of [s.o.], fix [s.o.] up.
physical, adj. bodily, corporeal, corporal, fleshly, incarnate, carnal, somatic; earthly, unspiritual; external, surface, visible; material, substantial, tangible, palpable, solid, concrete, real, true, actual, existent; alive, living, vital,
physician, n. doctor, medical practitioner, M.D., medical doctor, medical man, healer, Sl. pill peddler, Sl. doc, Sl. medic, Sl. medico, Sl. croaker; allopath, osteopath, homeopath; general practitioner, G.P., specialist, gynecologist, internist, ophthalmologist; ear, nose, and throat doctor; dermatologist, neurologist, psychiatrist; resident, intern; paramedic,
physicist, n. scientist, physical scientist, natural philosopher, applied mathematician; nuclear physicist, astrophysicist, applied physicist, theoretical physicist,
physics, n. science, natural philosophy, applied mathematics; theoretical physics, applied physics, astrophysics, aerophysics, nuclear physics; thermodynamics, aerothermodynamics, aerodynamics, aeromechanics, pneumatics, mechanics, kinetics, kinematics, statics, gyrostatics, aerostatics; acoustics; electrother-mics, electrokinetics, electromagnetics; hydraulics, hydrodynamics, hydromagnetics, hydrostatics, hydrokinetics.
physiognomy, n. 1. face, Archaic, mazard, countenance, visage, All Sl. mug, map, pan, phiz, puss, kisser.
2. features, lineaments, configuration, conformation; silhouette, profile, outline, contour; appearance, outside, facade; expression, look, mien, brow, aspect, air, demeanor.
physique, n. figure, body, Sl. bod, Sl. chassis; shape, frame, build, form, structure, configuration, organization.