7-letter words containing h, o, p, e
- morphed — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
- morphew — A blemish or mark on the skin.
- nephro- — kidney or kidneys
- nephron — the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- nephros — (anatomy) A kidney-like organ.
- omphale — a queen of Lydia, whom Hercules was required to serve as a slave to atone for the murder of Iphitus
- oophore — (biology) A form of some ferns and mosses that bear sexual fruit.
- oophyte — the gametophyte of a moss, fern, or liverwort, resulting from the development of a fertilized egg.
- openeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of open.
- ophelia — a female given name.
- orphean — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- orpheus — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- orphrey — an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- panoche — Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- pechora — a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- peshito — the standard translation of the Old and New Testaments in ancient Syriac
- phaeton — any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- phenoxy — containing the monovalent radical C6H5O, derived from phenol
- phlebo- — indicating a vein
- phocaea — an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- phocine — of or relating to seals.
- phoebus — Classical Mythology. Apollo as the sun god.
- phoenix — a state in SW United States. 113,909 sq. mi. (295,025 sq. km). Capital: Phoenix. Abbreviation: AZ (for use with zip code), Ariz.
- phonate — to articulate speech sounds, esp to cause the vocal cords to vibrate in the execution of a voiced speech sound
- phoneme — any of a small set of units, usually about 20 to 60 in number, and different for each language, considered to be the basic distinctive units of speech sound by which morphemes, words, and sentences are represented. They are arrived at for any given language by determining which differences in sound function to indicate a difference in meaning, so that in English the difference in sound and meaning between pit and bit is taken to indicate the existence of different labial phonemes, while the difference in sound between the unaspirated p of spun and the aspirated p of pun, since it is never the only distinguishing feature between two different words, is not taken as ground for setting up two different p phonemes in English. Compare distinctive feature (def 1).
- phonied — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phonies — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phorate — a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 1 7 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- phreno- — mind or brain
- pinhole — a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- poached — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- poacher — a pan having a tight-fitting lid and metal cups for steaming or poaching eggs.
- poaches — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- poehler — Amy, born 1971, American comedian, known primarily for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live and her role as Leslie Knope in the TV series Parks and Recreation.
- poshest — sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
- pothead — a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
- potheen — poteen.
- potherb — any herb prepared as food by cooking in a pot, as spinach, or added as seasoning in cookery, as thyme.
- pothery — humid; stuffy
- pothole — a deep hole; pit.
- potiche — a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- pouched — having a pouch, as the pelicans, gophers, and marsupials.
- pouches — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- preshow — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- proesch — Gilbert. Born 1942, an Italian artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with George Passmore
- prophet — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- rhodope — a mountain range in SW Bulgaria. Highest peak, Mus Allah, 9595 feet (2925 meters).
- rosehip — hip2 .
- sephora — Zipporah.