8-letter words containing h, a, l, p
- half-pie — poorly planned or conceived
- halfpace — (archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.
- halfpipe — Alternative form of half-pipe.
- halophil — Halobacterium.
- handclap — a clapping of the hands.
- handlamp — A small lamp carried in the hand.
- haploidy — (genetics) The state of being haploid.
- haplopia — normal vision (opposed to diplopia).
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- haptical — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- headlamp — headlight.
- heel-tap — a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.
- heeltaps — Plural form of heeltap.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helpable — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- helpmate — a companion and helper.
- hexapole — (physics) Anything having six poles or electrodes.
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hotplate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hypalgia — reduced sensitivity to pain
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- impleach — to intertwine
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.
- kreplach — Jewish Cookery. turnovers or pockets of noodle dough filled with any of several mixtures, as kasha or chopped chicken livers, usually boiled, and served in soup.
- l-shaped — having the shape of the letter L
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- naphthyl — containing the naphthyl group.
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- old chap — (used in informal direct address to a man of any age).
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- omphalo- — navel, umbilicus
- omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
- pachalic — pashalik.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- pashalik — the territory governed by a pasha.
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.