9-letter words containing h, e, p
- pinwrench — wrench with a projection to fit a hole
- pitchbend — an electronic device that enables a player to bend the pitch of a note being sounded on a synthesizer, usually with a pitch wheel, strip, or lever
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- pithiness — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- pixie hat — a hat, usually knitted, that comes to a point
- plansheer — plancer.
- play hell — To play hell with something means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion. In British English, you can also say that one person or thing plays merry hell with another.
- playhouse — a theater.
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- pnom penh — Phnom Penh
- poachable — able to be poached
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- poorhouse — (formerly) an institution in which paupers were maintained at public expense.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- poppyhead — a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- posthouse — house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers
- pot-holed — A pot-holed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- pratchett — Sir Terence (David John), known as Terry. (1948–2015), British writer, noted for his comic fantasy novels in the Discworld series
- pre-chart — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- pre-death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- precharge — (storage) The phase in the access cycle of DRAM during which the storage capacitors are charged to the appropriate value.
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
- prehallux — (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) an undeveloped digit growing on the inner side of a hind limb
- prehandle — to handle beforehand