8-letter words containing a, n, p, h
- dungheap — pile of dung
- earphone — a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer
- elephant — A heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
- enthalpy — A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. It is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.
- ephesian — of or relating to Ephesus
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- graphene — A fullerene consisting of bonded carbon atoms in sheet form one atom thick.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- ha'penny — halfpenny.
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- handclap — a clapping of the hands.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- handlamp — A small lamp carried in the hand.
- handpass — (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) A pass made by holding the ball in one hand, and hitting it with the other hand.
- handpick — to pick by hand.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handspan — The width of a person’s hand, as measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, when the fingers and thumb are spread out.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- happened — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- haptenic — (immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- harappan — of or relating to Harappa, especially the Bronze Age culture of the Indus valley civilization.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hispania — Spain.
- hispanic — Spanish.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- hoop-man — a basketball player.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- hunkpapa — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- in phase — having the same phase.
- in shape — person: physically fit
- inchtape — a measuring tape marked out in inches
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- junkheap — A collection or pile of unwanted things.
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- memphian — a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- meneptah — Merneptah.
- nap hand — a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
- naphtali — the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.