9-letter words containing a, p, h
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parfleche — a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parhypate — a note in ancient Greek music, the second lowest note in the two lowest tetrachords
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- pariahism — an outcast.
- parma ham — cured ham from Italy
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parrhesia — boldness or frankness of speech; the act of asking forgiveness for speaking in such a way
- parsonish — like a parson
- part with — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthians — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- party hat — a hat, often made of paper, worn at a party
- paschal i — died a.d. 824, pope 817–824.
- pash rash — an inflammation of the skin caused by passionate kissing with a man with a stubbly face
- pass rush — an attempt by the defense to prevent the quarterback from throwing successfully to a receiver.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
- pawn shop — shop that makes loans on personal property
- pay phone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
- paycheque — a payment for work done
- pea aphid — a large green aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, that is a pest of peas, clovers, alfalfa, and similar plants and occurs throughout North America.
- pea shrub — any of various small trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Caragana, of the legume family, native to central Asia, having showy, usually yellow flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- peak-hour — during the busiest hours; used esp of traffic and demand for gas, electricity etc
- pearl ash — the granular crystalline form of potassium carbonate
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- peckinpah — David Samuel ("Sam") 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pentalpha — pentagram.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- pentathla — pentathlons
- perchance — Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
- perihelia — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- peshmerga — a member of the armed forces in the autonomous Kurdish-controlled region of NE Iraq
- petahertz — one quadrillion (10 15) hertz. Abbreviation: PHz.
- petechiae — a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.