8-letter words containing a, h, n
- pansophy — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- pantheon — a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.
- panthera — a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parochin — a parish
- parthian — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pathname — the sequence of symbols and names indicating the location of a particular file in a hierarchical file system.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- pawnshop — the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.
- payphone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
- peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
- pechenga — a village in the NW Russian Federation, on the Arctic Ocean W of Murmansk: ice-free all year; ceded by Finland 1944.
- penchant — a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
- pentarch — a government by five persons.
- perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- phaethon — a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
- phalange — a phalanx.
- phantasm — an apparition or specter.
- phantast — a visionary or dreamer.
- phantasy — fantasy.
- pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
- phase in — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phase-in — an act or instance of phasing in; gradual introduction or implementation.
- pheasant — any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phonecam — a digital camera incorporated in a mobile phone
- photinia — any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
- phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- phrygana — another name for garigue, used esp in Greece
- phrygian — of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their language.
- phthalin — any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
- pitchman — an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- plainish — rather ordinary-looking
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- powhatan — a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- qing hai — a lake in W central China, in NE Qinghai province. 2300 sq. mi. (5950 sq. km).
- quanzhou — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- quashing — Present participle of quash.
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.
- rainwash — material eroded or swept away by rain.
- ranchero — a rancher.
- ranching — an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.