Love & Attraction, Mania, musical instru, names, nautical, Phobia

 

Love and Attraction

aerophilately	collecting of air-mail stamps
ailurophilia	love of cats
ammophilous	sand-loving; preferring to dwell in sand
anemophilous	pollinated by wind
anglophilia	love or fondness for England or the English
anthophilous	loving or frequenting flowers
apodysophilia	feverish desire to undress
arctophily	study of teddy bears
astrophile	person interested in astronomy
audiophile	one who loves accurately reproduced recorded sound
belonephilia	sexual obsession with sharp objects
bibliophily	love or fondness for books or reading
canophilia	love or fondness for dogs
cartophily	the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
chasmophilous	fond of nooks, crevices and crannies
chiropterophilous	pollinated or frequented by bats
chromophilous	staining easily
chrysophilist	gold-lover
clinophilia	passion for beds
coprophilia	abnormal love or fondness for feces
cynophilist	one who loves dogs
dendrophilous	fond of trees
discophile	one who loves and studies sound recordings
electrophile	substance having an affinity for electrons or negative charge
entomophilous	adapted for pollination by insects
ergophile	one who loves work
Europhile	one who loves Europe
Francophile	one who loves France or the French
Gallophile	one who loves France or the French
geophilous	living in or near the ground
Germanophilia	love or fondness for Germany or the Germans
gerontophilia	sexual attraction towards the elderly
gynotikolobomassophile	one who nibbles on women’s earlobes
haemophilia	hereditary disease causing excesssive bleeding
halophilous	tolerant of salt or salt-water
heliophilous	preferring or attracted to the sunlight
hippophile	lover of horses
homophile	one who prefers the company of the same sex; a homosexual
hydrophilous	loving or preferring water
hygrophilous	preferring or living where there is an abundance of moisture
iconophilism	a taste for pictures and symbols
japanophilia	love or admiration for Japan or the Japanese
labeorphily	collection and study of beer bottle labels
limnophilous	living in ponds or marshes
lithophilous	living among stones
logophile	a lover of words
lygophilia	love of darkness
lyophile	easily dispersed in a suitable medium
malacophilous	pollinated by snails
myrmecophilous	having a symbiotic relationship with ants
necrophilia	unusual love or sexual attraction for corpses
negrophile	one who is sympathetic towards black people
nemophilist	one who loves the woods
neophile	one who loves novelty and trends
nitrophilous	flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen
notaphily	collecting of bank-notes and cheques
oenophile	one who is fond of or loves wine
ombrophilous	tolerant of large amounts of rainfall
ophiophilist	snake-lover
ornithophilous	pollinated by birds
paedophilia	abnormal love or sexual attraction for children
palaeophile	antiquarian
paraphilia	any abnormal sexual attraction
peristerophily	pigeon-collecting
petrophilous	living on or thriving in rocky areas
philalethist	lover of truth
philately	study of postage stamps
philhippic	loving or admiring horses
phillumeny	collecting of matchbox labels
philocaly	love of beauty
philodemic	fond of commoners or the lower classes
philogyny	love of women
philomath	lover of learning
philonoist	one who seeks knowledge
philopornist	lover of prostitutes
philotechnical	devoted to the arts
philotherianism	love of animals
philoxenia	hospitality
photophilous	preferring or thriving in lighted conditions
phytophilous	fond of plants
pogonophile	one who loves beards
psammophile	sand-loving plant
psychrophilic	thriving in cold temperatures
retrophilia	love of things of the past
rheophile	living or thriving in running water
rhizophilous	growing or thriving on or near roots
Russophile	one who admires Russia or the Russians
sarcophilous	fond of flesh
sciophilous	thriving in or loving shady conditions
scopophilia	obtaining sexual pleasure from seeing things
Scotophilia	admiration for Scotland or the Scots
scripophily	collection of bond and share certificates
Sinophile	one who admires China or the Chinese
Slavophile	one who admires the Slavs
spermophile	member of family of seed-loving rodents
stegophilist	one who climbs buildings for sport
stigmatophilia	obsession with tattooing or branding
symphily	living together for mutual benefit
technophile	one who is fond of technology
thalassophilous	living in or fond of the sea
theophile	one who loves or is loved by God
thermophilous	preferring or thriving in high temperatures
timbrophily	love or fondness for stamps; stamp-collecting
tobaccophile	one who loves tobacco
topophilia	great love or affection for a particular place
toxophily	love of archery; archery; study of archery
tropophilous	flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate
turophile	cheese lover
typhlophile	one who is kind to the blind
xenophilia	love of foreigners
xerophily	adaptation to very dry conditions
xylophilous	fond of wood; living in or on wood
zoophilia	loving or caring for animals; bestiality
zoophily	loving or caring for animals; bestiality

 Manias and Obsessions

ablutomania	mania for washing oneself
aboulomania	pathological indecisiveness
agromania	intense desire to be in open spaces
andromania	nymphomania
anglomania	craze or obsession with England and the English
anthomania	obsession with flowers
aphrodisiomania	abnormal sexual interest
arithmomania	obsessive preoccupation with numbers
balletomania	abnormal fondness for ballet
bibliomania	craze for books or reading
bruxomania	compulsion for grinding teeth
cacodemomania	pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit
catapedamania	obsession with jumping from high places
chinamania	obsession with collecting china
choreomania	dancing mania or frenzy
clinomania	excessive desire to stay in bed
copromania	obsession with feces
cytheromania	nymphomania
dacnomania	obsession with killing
demonomania	pathological belief that one is possessed by demons
dinomania	mania for dancing
dipsomania	abnormal craving for alcohol
discomania	obsession for disco music
doramania	obsession with owning furs
doromania	obsession with giving gifts
drapetomania	intense desire to run away from home
dromomania	compulsive longing for travel
ecdemomania	abnormal compulsion for wandering
egomania	irrational self-centered attitude or self-worship
eleutheromania	manic desire for freedom
empleomania	mania for holding public office
enosimania	pathological belief that one has sinned
entheomania	abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired
epomania	craze for writing epics
ergasiomania	excessive desire to work; ergomania
ergomania	excessive desire to work; workaholism
erotomania	abnormally powerful sex drive
etheromania	craving for ether
ethnomania	obsessive devotion to one's own people
eulogomania	obsessive craze for eulogies
flagellomania	abnormal enthusiasm for flogging
florimania	craze for flowers
francomania	craze or obsession with France and the French
gallomania	craze or obsession with France and the French
gamomania	obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals
Graecomania	obsession with Greece and the Greeks
graphomania	obsession with writing
gynaecomania	abnormal sexual obsession with women
habromania	insanity featuring cheerful delusions
hagiomania	mania for sainthood
Hellenomania	obsession with Greece and the Greeks; Graecomania
hexametromania	mania for writing in hexameter
hieromania	pathological religious visions or delusions
hippomania	obsession with horses
hydromania	irrational craving for water
hylomania	excessive tendency towards materialism
hypermania	severe mania
hypomania	minor mania
hysteromania	nymphomania
iconomania	obsession with icons or portraits
idolomania	obsession or devotion to idols
infomania	excessive devotion to accumulating facts
islomania	craze or obsession for islands
Italomania	obsession with Italy or Italians
kleptomania	irrational predilection for stealing
klopemania	kleptomania
logomania	pathological loquacity
lypemania	extreme pathological mournfulness
macromania	delusion that objects are larger than natural size
megalomania	abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose behaviour
melomania	craze for music
methomania	morbid craving for alcohol
metromania	insatiable desire for writing verse
micromania	pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small
monomania	abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea
morphinomania	habitual craving or desire for morphine
musomania	obsession with music
mythomania	lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent
narcomania	uncontrollable craving for narcotics
necromania	sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia
nosomania	delusion of suffering from a disease
nostomania	abnormal desire to go back to familiar places
nymphomania	excessive or crazed sexual desire
oenomania	obsession or craze for wine
oligomania	obsession with a few thoughts or ideas
oniomania	mania for making purchases
onomamania	mania for names
onomatomania	irresistible desire to repeat certain words
onychotillomania	compulsive picking at the fingernails
opiomania	craving for opium
opsomania	abnormal love for one kind of food
orchidomania	abnormal obsession with orchids
parousiamania	obsession with the second coming of Christ
pathomania	moral insanity
peotillomania	abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis
phagomania	excessive desire for food or eating
phaneromania	habit of biting one’s nails
pharmacomania	abnormal obsession with trying drugs
phonomania	pathological tendency to murder
photomania	pathological desire for light
phyllomania	excessive or abnormal production of leaves
phytomania	obsession with collecting plants
planomania	abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms
plutomania	mania for money
polemomania	mania for war
politicomania	mania for politics
polkamania	craze for polka dancing
polymania	mania affecting several different mental faculties
poriomania	abnormal compulsion to wander
pornomania	obsession with pornography
potichomania	craze for imitating Oriental porcelain
potomania	abnormal desire to drink alcohol
pseudomania	irrational predilection for lying
pteridomania	passion for ferns
pyromania	craze for starting fires
rhinotillexomania	compulsive nose picking
rinkomania	obsession with skating
satyromania	abnormally great male sexual desire; satyriasis
scribbleomania	obsession with scribbling
sebastomania	religious insanity
sitiomania	morbid aversion to food
sophomania	delusion that one is incredibly intelligent
squandermania	irrational propensity for spending money wastefully
stampomania	obsession with stamp-collecting
syphilomania	pathological belief that one is afflicted with syphilis
technomania	craze for technology
Teutomania	obsession with Teutonic or German things
thanatomania	belief that one has been affected by death magic, and resulting illness
theatromania	craze for going to plays
theomania	belief that one is a god
timbromania	craze for stamp collecting
tomomania	irrational predilection for performing surgery
toxicomania	morbid craving for poisons
trichotillomania	neurosis where patient pulls out own hair
tulipomania	obsession with tulips
typhomania	delirious state resulting from typhus fever
typomania	craze for printing one’s lucubrations
uranomania	obsession with the idea of divinity
verbomania	craze for words
xenomania	inordinate attachment to foreign things
zoomania	insane fondness for animals

 Musical instruments

abeng	Jamaican bugle made from cow horn
aerophone	musical instrument like a concertina
angelot	musical instrument resembling a lute
arpeggione	stringed instrument like the cello
bandore	bass cittern
banjolin	combination of banjo and mandolin
banjulele	combination of banjo and ukulele
barbiton	lute or lyre with many strings
bellonion	mechanical instrument combining trumpets and drums
bombard	instrument like the bassoon
bombardon	large keyless bass trumpet
buccina	Roman curved trumpet
carillon	set of bells of different sizes
cavaquinho	four-stringed Brazilian ukulele
celesta	keyboard instrument with hammers that strike on steel plates
cervelat	short bassoon-like instrument
chitarrone	long double-necked lute
cithara	ancient Greek musical instrument like a lyre
clavichord	old keyboard stringed instrument
clavicylinder	square keyboard instrument whose sound produced from a glass cylinder
clavicymbal	old name for a harpsichord
claviole	keyed string instrument
concertina	accordion-like instrument with two sets of keys
crwth	Welsh six-stringed instrument played with a bow
curtal	kind of archaic bassoon
diaulos	ancient Greek double flute
dichord	musical instrument with two strings
didgeridoo	Australian aboriginal instrument consisting of a long wood or bamboo tube
dilruba	Indian stringed instrument like a small sitar
dyphone	double lute with fifty strings
esraj	Indian stringed instrument with sympathetic strings, played with a bow
euphonon	keyboard instrument resembling the organ in sound
flageolet	small flute or recorder with two thumb holes
flautino	small flute or piccolo
gaita	Spanish bagpipes
glockenspiel	small bells or bars struck by hammer or keyed levers
gorah	bow-and-string instrument of Khoekhoe people
gue	two-stringed violin from the Shetland Islands
guiro	serrated gourd scraped with stick to produce music
gusli	Russian zither
harmoniphone	keyboard instrument with reeds
helicon	bass tuba
humpenscrump	crude musical instrument like a hurdy-gurdy
idiophone	percussion instrument made of naturally resonant material
jazzophone	musical instrument like a kazoo with a trumpet bell
kakaki	West African ceremonial trumpet
kalimba	African musical instrument made of metal strips along a hollow wooden tube
kantele	Finnish zither
kent-bugle	an obsolete keybugle
keybugle	bugle with keys
kit	a small pocket violin
kora	musical instrument similar to a harp
koto	obnoxious-sounding Japanese stringed instrument
lagerphone	percussion instrument with bottlecaps loosely nailed to pole
lautenclavicymbel	lute harpsichord with gut strings
lituus	long curved trumpet
lur	ancient Scandinavian trumpet
lyrichord	kind of obsolete harpsichord
lyricon	electronic wind instrument like a large obverse flute
lysarden	old wind instrument like a cornett or serpent
magadis	ancient bridged stringed instrument
manzello	variant form of soprano saxophone
marimbaphone	marimba with steel keys
melodikon	keyboard instrument that brings tuning forks in contact with rotating cone
metallophone	instrument like the xylophone but with metal bars
mirliton	reed pipe
molimo	wooden trumpet used by Mbuti pygmies
molo	two or three-stringed lute of West Africa
monochord	musical instrument having only one string
nyatiti	eight-stringed lyre used by Luo people
obeophone	mechanical keyboard instrument used to imitate woodwind instruments
ocarina	egg-shaped flute-like wind instrument
ophicleide	keyed bass brass musical instrument
organistrum	early musical instrument resembling the hurdy-gurdy
orguinette	mechanical instrument with reeds and bellows, playing music from a paper roll
orpharion	large lute with six to nine pairs of strings
oud	wooden Middle Eastern lute
pandora	musical instrument like a lute
panharmonicon	mechanical musical instrument operated by a cylinder
pantaleon	large dulcimer
phorminx	seven-stringed Greek lyre
pianette	small upright piano
pibcorn	old Welsh instrument like a hornpipe
pipa	Chinese lute
pluriarc	West African stringed instrument like a zither
polyphone	many-stringed instrument like a lute
posaune	archaic trombone
psaltery	ancient stringed musical instrument
quena	vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes
quinticlave	upright brass-wind instrument like a keyed bugle
quinton	five-stringed tenor viol
ravanastron	ancient Hindu stringed instrument played with a bow
rebec	medieval musical instrument like a mandolin or viol
regal	a small portable organ
riqq	Middle Eastern tambourine
sackbut	early wind instrument resembling the trombone
salpinx	ancient Greek trumpet
sansa	set of small cymbals played with the thumbs
sarangi	Indian fiddle
sarinda	stringed instrument of India played with a bow
sarod	bowed or plucked South Asian string instrument
saron	Indonesian instrument with seven bronze bars struck with mallet
sarrusophone	double-reeded musical instrument resembling the bassoon
saxhorn	brass instrument like a trumpet
schryari	old and very loud double-reed wind instrument
se	twenty-five-stringed Chinese zither
seraphine	reed keyboard instrument
serpentcleide	musical instrument like an ophicleide with a wooden body
shakuhachi	end-blown bamboo Japanese flute
shawm	double-reeded wind instrument
shofar	ram's horn trumpet used in Jewish ceremonies
sistrum	thin oval Egyptian percussion instrument shaken in the hand
sitar	long-necked Indian plucked string instrument
sourdine	muted trumpet
spinet	keyed instrument like the harpsichord
stritch	straightened alto saxophone
symphonia	old name for the hurdy-gurdy or other musical instruments
syrinx	rock-cut tunnel; pan pipes
tabor	light medieval drum buckled onto the player's chest
tamburitza	guitar or mandolin of the Balkan region
terpodion	piano-like instrument whose sound is made from wooden blocks
theorbo	large double-necked lute
theremin	electronic instrument with tones created by placing hands near oscillators
tibia	ancient Roman flute
timbal	kettle drum
timbrel	tambourine-like percussion instrument
tintinnabulum	percussion instrument of many bells in succession
tonitruone	musical instrument that imitates sound of thunder
trautonium	electronic musical instrument like a theramin
trigon	ancient Greek triangular harp
ukeke	Hawaiian mouth harp with two or three strings
valiha	bamboo tubular zither used in Madagascar
vandola	stringed lute-like Spanish instrument
veena	Indian seven-stringed lyre
vibraslap	modern percussion instrument with rod and ball
vielle	four-stringed instrument played with a small wheel
vihuela	early Spanish guitar
virginal	small keyed instrument like a harpsichord
vocalion	small organ whose reeds produce tone like a human voice
waldhorn	French valveless hunting horn
xylorimba	combination of xylophone and marimba
yang-chin	Chinese hammered dulcimer
zambomba	Spanish percussion instrument
zampogna	Italian bagpipe
zanze	African musical instrument like castanets
zel	form of Oriental cymbal
zeze	stringed instrument resembling a zither
zill	finger cymbals used in belly dancing
zinke	old wind instrument resembling the cornet
zither	musical instrument with strings laid over horizontal board
zufolo	small flute used to train songbirds
zugtrompete	slide trumpet
zurla	Yugoslavian shawm
zurna	Turkish bagpipe or shawm

Names for names

acronym	word formed from initial letters of another word
allonym	other person's name used by an author
ananym	name written backward; often used as synonym
anonym	person whose name is not given; pseudonym
antonym	word whose meaning is the opposite of a given word
aptronym	name that suits its owner
autonym	a writer's real name; work published under writer's own name
caconym	wrongly derived name
cohyponym	word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word
cryptonym	secret name
dionym	name containing two parts or terms
eponym	personal name from which another name is derived
euonym	a pleasing or beautiful name
euonymous	appropriately named
euphonym	euphonious synonym
exonym	name for a town or country in a foreign language
heteronym	word having same spelling but different sound and meaning
homonym	words having the same sound but different meanings
hypernym	word representing a class of words or things
hyponym	term which is a member of a larger class
isonym	word having the same derivation or form as another
meronym	word whose relation to another is a part to the whole
metonymy	figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject
metronymy	system of naming after the mother's or female line
onymous	bearing the author’s name
paedonymic	name taken from one's child
paranym	euphemism; word whose meaning altered to conceal evasion
paronym	word from same root or having same sound as another
patronym	name derived from father's name
poecilonym	synonym
polyonym	name consisting of several words
pseudonym	fictitious name used by an author
retronym	new name as modification of older term used alone
synonym	word whose meaning is the same as another word
tautonym	taxonomic name in which genus and species are the same
teknonymy	the naming of the parent from the child
toponym	place name derived from geographical feature
trionym	name consisting of three words

 Nautical

abaft	toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft
affreightment	hiring of a vessel
afterdeck	deck behind a ship's bridge
afterguard	men who work the aft sails on the quarterdeck and poop deck
ahull	with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee-side
amidships	midway between the bow and stern of a ship
astern	at the stern of a ship
backstay	stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship
ballaster	one who supplies ships with ballast
bargemaster	owner of a barge
bee	hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved
belay	to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
bilge	lower point of inner hull of a ship
binnacle	case in which a ship's compass is kept
bitts	posts mounted on a ship for fastening ropes
bluepeter	blue flag with white square in centre used as ship's signal
boatswain	ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance
bobstay	rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit
bollard	short post on a wharf or ship to which ropes are tied
boltrope	strong rope stitched to edges of a sail
bosun	boatswain
bottomry	using the ship as collateral to finance a sea voyage
bow	front of a ship
bower	anchor carried at bow of a ship
bowline	rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut
bowsprit	spar that extends at bows of a ship
brails	ropes on edge of sail for hauling up
bream	to clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed
bulwark	the side of a ship above the deck
bumpkin	spar projecting from stern of ship
bunt	middle of sail, fish-net or cloth when slack
buntline	rope attached to middle of square sail to haul it up to the yard
burgee	small ship's flag used for identification or signalling
cable	heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship
cabotage	shipping and sailing between points in the same country
camber	slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship
capstan	upright device for winding in heavy ropes or cables
careen	to turn a ship on its side in order to clean or repair it
cathead	projection near the bow of a ship to which anchor is secured
chine	the intersection of the middle and sides of a boat
chock	metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship
clew	corner of sail with hole to attach ropes
coaming	raised edge around ship's hatches to keep water out
cocket	official shipping seal; customs clearance form
cofferdam	narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship
cog	single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern
companionway	stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck
cordage	ropes in the rigging of a ship
cringle	loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached
crosstrees	horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship's mast
davit	device for hoisting and lowering a boat
deadeye	rounded wooden block with hole used to set up ship's stays
deadwood	timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing
demurrage	delay of vessel's departure or loading with cargo
dodger	shield against rain or spray on a ship's bridge
dogwatch	a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship
downhaul	rope for holding down or hauling down a sail or spar
dromond	large single-sailed ship powered by rowers
dyogram	ship's chart indicating compass deflection due to ship's iron
earing	line for fastening corner of a sail to the gaff or yard
ensign	large naval flag
escutcheon	part of ship's stern where name is displayed
fairlead	ring through which rope is led to change its direction without friction
fardage	wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry
fiddley	iron framework around hatchway opening
figurehead	ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship
flagstaff	flag pole at stern of a ship
fluke	part of an anchor that fastens in the ground
forebitt	post for fastening cables at a ship's foremast
forecabin	cabin in fore part of ship
forecastle	short raised deck at fore end of ship; fore of ship under main deck
forefoot	foremost end of ship's keel
foremast	mast nearest the bow of a ship
foresail	lowest sail set on the foremast of square-rigged ship
forestay	stay leading from the foremast to the bow of a ship
frap	to draw a sail tight with ropes or cables
freeboard	distance between waterline and main deck of a ship
futtock	rib of a ship
gaff	spar on which head of fore-and-aft sail is extended
gaff-topsail	triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff
gangway	either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship
garboard	plank on a ship’s bottom next to the keel
genoa	large jib that overlaps the mainsail
grapnel	small anchor used for dragging or grappling
groundage	a charge on a ship in port
gudgeon	metal socket into which the pintle of a boat's rudder fits
gunnage	number of guns carried on a warship
gunwale	upper edge of the side of a ship
gybe	to swing a sail from one side to another
halyard	rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails
hank	series of rings or clips for attaching a jib or staysail to a stay
hawse	distance between ship's bow and its anchor
hawsehole	hole for ship's cable
hawser	large rope for mooring or towing a ship
headsail	sail set forward of the foremast of a ship
helm	ship's steering wheel
holystone	sandstone material used to scrape ships' decks
inboard	inside the line of a ship's bulwarks or hull
jack	ship's flag flown from jack-staff at bow of vessel
jack-block	pulley system for raising topgallant masts
jack-cross-tree	single iron cross-tree at head of a topgallant mast
jackstaff	short staff at ship's bow from which the jack is hoisted
jackstay	iron or wooden bar running along yard of ship to which sails fastened
jackyard	spar used to spread the foot of a gaff-topsail
jib	small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast
jibboom	spar forming an extension of the bowsprit
jibe	to change a ship's course to make the boom shift sides
jurymast	mast erected on ship in place of one lost
kedge	small anchor to keep a ship steady
keelhaul	to punish by dragging under keel of ship
keelson	lengthwise wooden or steel beam in ship for bearing stress
kentledge	pig-iron used as ballast in ship's hold
lagan	cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery
lanyard	rope or line for fastening something in a ship
larboard	left side of a ship
lastage	room for stowing goods in a ship
lateen	triangular sail rigged on ship's spar
laveer	to sail against the wind
lazaret	space in ship between decks used for storage
leeboard	wood or metal planes attached to hull to prevent leeway
leech	a vertical edge of a square sail
loxodograph	device used to record ship's travels
luff	windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore-and-aft sail
lugsail	four-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard
lutchet	fitting on ship's deck to allow mast to pivot to pass under bridges
mainmast	sailing ship's principal mast
mainsail	principal sail on a ship's mainmast
mainsheet	rope by which mainsail is trimmed and secured
mainstay	stay that extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast
manrope	rope used as a handrail on a ship
martingale	lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays
mizzen	three-masted vessel; aft sail of such a vessel
mizzenmast	mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
moonraker	topmost sail of a ship, above the skyscraper
oakum	old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships
orlop	lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks
outhaul	rope used to haul a sail taut along a spar
outrigger	spar extended from side of ship to help secure mast
painter	rope attached to bow of a boat to attach it to a ship or a post
pallograph	instrument measuring ship's vibration
parrel	band by which a yard is fastened to a mast
patroon	captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat
poop	enclosed structure at stern of ship above main deck
port	when facing forward, the left side of a ship
primage	fee paid to loaders for loading ship
purser	ship's officer in charge of finances and passengers
quarterdeck	part of ship's deck set aside by captain for ceremonial functions
quartering	sailing nearly before the wind
rake	the inclination of a mast or another part of a ship
ratline	small rope forming a rung of a rope ladder on a ship
reef	to reduce area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it
reeve	to pass a rope through a ring
roach	curved cut in edge of sail for preventing chafing
roband	piece of yarn used to fasten a sail to a spar
rostrum	spike on prow of warship for ramming
rowlock	contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar
royal	small sail on royal mast just above topgallant sail
scud	to sail swiftly before a gale
scupper	hole allowing water to drain from ship’s deck
scuttlebutt	cask of drinking water aboard a ship; rumour, idle gossip
scuttles	portholes on a ship
sheer	fore-and-aft curvature of a ship from bow to stern
shrouds	ropes supporting the mast of a ship
sidelight	coloured lights on side of a ship under way at night
skeg	part of ship connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost
skysail	sail above the royal sail
skyscraper	triangular sail on a ship above the royal
slipway	ramp sloping into water for supporting a ship
snotty	naval midshipman
spanker	sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship
spar	any ship's mast, boom, yard, or gaff
spinnaker	large triangular sail opposite the mainsail
spirketting	inside planking between ports and waterways of a ship
sponson	platform jutting from ship’s deck for gun or wheel
sprit	spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
spritsail	sail extended by a sprit
starboard	when facing forward, the right side of a ship
starbolins	sailors of the starboard watch
stay	large rope used to support a mast
staysail	fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay
steeve	to set a ship's bowsprit at an upward inclination
stemson	supporting timber of a ship
stern	back part of a ship
sternpost	main member at stern of a ship extending from keel to deck
sternway	movement of a ship backwards
stevedore	dock worker who loads and unloads ships
stokehold	ship’s furnace chamber
strake	continuous band of plates on side of a ship
stunsail	light auxiliary sail to the side of principal sails
supercargo	ship's official in charge of business affairs
taffrail	rail round the stern of a ship
thole	pin in the side of a boat to keep oar in place
tiller	handle or lever for turning a ship's rudder
timberhead	top end of ship's timber used above the gunwale
timenoguy	rope stretched from place to place in a ship
topgallant	mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast
topmast	ship's mast above the lower mast
topsail	ship's sail above the lowermost sail
tranship	to transfer from one ship to another
transire	ship's customs warrant for clearing goods
transom	transverse timbers attached to ship's sternpost
treenail	long wooden pin used to fix planks of ship to the timbers
trice	to haul in and lash secure a sail with a small rope
trunnel	wooden shipbuilding peg used for fastening timbers
trysail	ship's sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast
tuck	part of ship where ends of lower planks meet under the stern
turtleback	structure over ship’s bows or stern
unreeve	to withdraw a rope from an opening
walty	inclined to tip over or lean
wardroom	quarters for ship's officers
washboard	broad thin plank along ship's gunwale to keep out sea water
watching	fully afloat
waveson	goods floating on the sea after a shipwreck
wear	to turn a ship's stern to windward to alter its course
weatherboard	weather side of a ship
weatherly	able to sail close to the wind with little leeway
wheelhouse	shelter where ship’s steering wheel kept
whipstaff	vertical lever controlling ship’s rudder
windbound	hindered from sailing by contrary winds
windlass	winch used to raise a ship's anchor
xebec	small three-masted pirate ship
yard	tapering spar attached to ship's mast to spread the head of a square sail
yardarm	either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
yawl	ship’s small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs
zabra	small Spanish sailing vessel

 

The Phobia List
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.
Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.
Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.
Bolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells.
Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia)
Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety.
Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Chiroptophobia- Fear of bats.
Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia)
Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs.
Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed.
Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
Cnidophobia- Fear of stings.
Cometophobia- Fear of comets.
Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries.
Coitophobia- Fear of coitus.
Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
Coprophobia- Fear of feces.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices.
Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.
Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass.
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia or Kymophobia- Fear of waves or wave like motions.
Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions.
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
Dementophobia- Fear of insanity.
Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons.
Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions.
Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease.
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
Diplophobia- Fear of double vision.
Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Disposophobia- Fear of throwing stuff out. Hoarding.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia)
Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals.
Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.
Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch.
Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity.
Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.
Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
Ecophobia- Fear of home.
Eicophobia- Fear of home surroundings.(Domatophobia, Oikophobia)
Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia)
Emetophobia- Fear of vomiting.
Enetophobia- Fear of pins.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism.
Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Equinophobia- Fear of horses.
Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating.
Ergophobia- Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red.
Febriphobia or Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.
Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia)
Francophobia- Fear of France or French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia, Psychrophobia)
Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France or French culture. (Francophobia)
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Gelotophobia- Fear of being laughed at.
Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
Genophobia- Fear of sex.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges.
Germanophobia- Fear of Germany or German culture.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.
Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.
Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.
Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.
Hormephobia- Fear of shock.
Homichlophobia- Fear of fog.
Homilophobia- Fear of sermons.
Hominophobia- Fear of men.
Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual.
Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms.
Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies.
Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass.
Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
Hylephobia- Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility.
Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.
Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
Iophobia- Fear of poison.
Insectophobia - Fear of insects.
Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone.
Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.
Kainolophobia or Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty.
Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule.
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
Katsaridaphobia- Fear of cockroaches.
Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion.
Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms.
Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Kymophobia- Fear of waves. (Cymophobia)
Kynophobia- Fear of rabies.
Kyphophobia- Fear of stooping.
Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
Leprophobia or Lepraphobia- Fear of leprosy.
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Limnophobia- Fear of lakes.
Linonophobia- Fear of string.
Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
Logophobia- Fear of words.
Luiphobia- Fear of lues, syphillis.
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
Lyssophobia- Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.
Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity.
Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment.
Mechanophobia- Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
Megalophobia- Fear of large things.
Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.
Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up.
Metallophobia- Fear of metal.
Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes.
Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol.
Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia)
Microphobia- Fear of small things.
Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.
Mnemophobia- Fear of memories.
Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease.
Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
Mottephobia- Fear of moths.
Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice.
Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia)
Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia)
Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.
Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs.
Neophobia- Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night
Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.
Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia)
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia, Eicophobia)
Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
Omphalophobia- Fear of belly buttons.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients.
Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes.
Ornithophobia- Fear of birds.
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors.
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease.
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper.
Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion.
Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pathophobia- Fear of disease.
Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.
Pediculophobia- Fear of lice.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia- Fear of children.
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.
Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra.
Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights.
Photophobia- Fear of light.
Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones.
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking.
Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)
Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits.
Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered.
Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
Poliosophobia- Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
Polyphobia- Fear of many things.
Poinephobia- Fear of punishment.
Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain.
Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia- Fear of alcohol.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs.
Proctophobia- Fear of rectums.
Prosophobia- Fear of progress.
Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering.
Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
Pyrexiophobia- Fear of Fever.
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.
Quadraphobia- fear of the number four.
Quadriplegiphobia- fear of quadriplegics or fear of becoming a quadriplegic.
Quintaphobia- fear of the number five.
Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Rhabdophobia- Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand)
Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
Russophobia- Fear of Russians.
Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.
Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia)
Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
Scabiophobia- Fear of scabies.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms.
Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter.
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
Siderophobia- Fear of stars.
Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law.
Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts.
Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs.
Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia)
Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places.
Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.
Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism.
Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry.
Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis.
Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Technophobia- Fear of technology.
Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things.
Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia- Fear of theology.
Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia- Fear of injury.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia- Fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.
Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia- Fear of words.
Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.
Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages.
Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
Xylophobia- 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests.
Xyrophobia-Fear of razors.
Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.