phoenix
51phoenix — seeking to avoid the payment of liabilities Usually in the phrase phoenix company which, like the fabulous bird, arises from the ashes of a receivership or liquidation with a different name but the same proprietor(s), the same assets, and a …
52phoenix — Phenix Phe nix, n.; pl. {Phenixes}. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also {ph[oe]nix}.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality.… …
53phoenix — noun /ˈfiːnɪks/ a) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes. b) Anything that is… …
54Phoenix — Recorded in a number of spellings including Fenwich, Fenwick, Fennick, Finnick, Vinnick, and the extraordinary dialectals Phoenix and Phonix,.this very early surname is Anglo Scottish from the region known as The Border Country . This was for… …
55phoenix — In classical mythology, a bird resembling an eagle; according to one legend, at the age of 500 years it built a funeral pile composed of spices, lay upon it, and died, but out of the ashes a new body arose. Hence the phoenix became a symbol of… …
56phoenix — phoe|nix [ finıks ] noun count an imaginary bird in ancient stories that lives for 500 years and then burns to death, with a new phoenix rising from the ASHES when the flames are gone …
57Phoenix — ID 62956 Symbol Key PHOEN2 Common Name date palm Family Arecaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, FL, HI, MA, MD Growth Habit N/A …
58phoenix — A reference to the Phoenix, a mythical bird which sets itself alight and is then reborn from the ashes …
59phoenix — [ fi:nɪks] noun (in classical mythology) a unique bird of the Arabian desert that burned itself on a funeral pyre every five or six centuries and rose from the ashes with renewed youth. Origin from OFr. fenix, via L. from Gk phoinix Phoenician,… …
60phoenix — noun (C) 1 a magic bird that is born from a fire according to ancient stories 2 rise like a phoenix from the ashes to become successful again after seeming to have failed completely …
