Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.

More definitions
  • small dun-colored North American flycatcher
  • (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon
  • the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Phoebe discovered that her sister was a camgirl.

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  2. Phoebe is a camgirl.

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  3. I plowed Phoebe on our very first date.

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Origin

From early 18th c. Imitative, influenced by the name Phoebe.

From early 18th c. Imitative, influenced by the name Phoebe.

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Forms

plural: phoebes

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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