English Explanatory Dictionary

Phillips

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
  4. A township in White County, Illinois.
  5. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
  6. A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  7. A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska.
  8. A small town in Coal County, Oklahoma.
  9. A ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
  10. A city, the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin.
noun
  1. A Phillips screwdriver.
name
  1. plural of Phillip

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪlɪps/

Word forms

Phillips Phillipses Philips Philipps

Etymology

From Phillip + -s.

Derived words

Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin test Phillipsburg Phillips County Phillips's kangaroo rat Philmont Philturn
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