phor

a carrying

Usage

  • metaphor

    A metaphor is a word or phrase that means one thing but is used to describe something else in order to highlight similar qualities; for example, if someone is very brave, you might say that they have the heart of a lion.

  • euphoria

    A state of euphoria is one of extreme happiness or overwhelming joy.

  • paraphernalia

    Paraphernalia is the equipment that one uses to do something or one's personal belongings collected over a period of time.

  • periphery

    The periphery of a place is its boundary or outer edge.

  • euphoric

    exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

  • metaphorical

    expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

  • peripheral

    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary

  • pheromone

    a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

  • phosphorescence

    a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

  • phosphorescent

    emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous

  • phosphorus

    a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells

  • semaphore

    send signals by or as if by semaphore

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