noun Download 🔗Share A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.). Examples : "The protesters marched forward in tight phalanges, their banners held high. " anatomy part body military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A phalanx. Examples : "The athlete carefully examined the injured phalanges on his hand. " anatomy body part medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus. Examples : "The tiny hairs on the grasshopper's phalanges help it grip slippery leaves. " anatomy insect Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments. Examples : "The hibiscus flower displayed a prominent phalanges of stamens, a vibrant red column created by the joined filaments. " biology plant anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears. Examples : "The historian explained how the Macedonian phalanges, with their interlocking shields and long spears, were nearly impenetrable on the battlefield. " military history war group weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery. Examples : "The book described how each phalanges aimed to be self-sufficient, growing its own food and producing its own goods. " history society organization group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose. Examples : ""At the protest, phalanges of students marched toward the government building, demanding change." " group military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe. Examples : "The doctor examined the X-ray, pointing to the tiny bones, and said, "There are fractures in several phalanges of your index finger." " body anatomy physiology organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading