8-letter words containing h, o, p
- photinia — any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
- photo cd — (multimedia, specification, standard, storage, graphics) A standard for storing photographic images on CD-ROM, produced by Kodak.
- photo id — a piece of personal identification that contains a photograph
- photofit — A Photofit is a picture of someone wanted by the police which is made up of several photographs or drawings of different parts of the face. Compare e-fit, , identikit.
- photogen — a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.
- photomap — a mosaic of aerial photographs marked as a map, with grid lines, place-names, etc.
- photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
- photopia — vision in bright light (opposed to scotopia).
- photoset — photocompose.
- phyllode — an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade.
- phyllody — the abnormal transformation of a floral structure into a foliage leaf.
- phylloid — leaflike.
- phyllome — a leaf of a plant.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- physiol. — physiological
- phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- pie-hole — a person's mouth
- pihoihoi — a New Zealand pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae
- pin-hole — a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- piroshki — small turnovers or dumplings with a filling, as of meat or fruit.
- pirozhki — small triangular pastries filled with meat, vegetables, etc
- pishogue — sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- pitch on — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- pitchpot — a pot used by sailors for heating pitch.
- play-doh — Play-Doh is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- plughole — drainage hole in sink or bath
- plymouth — an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- pochette — kit2 .
- pochismo — an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- poechore — a dry region
- poetship — the state or function of being poet
- pokerish — resembling a poker in stiffness
- polglish — informal Polish containing a high proportion of words of English origin
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- polyarch — (of a woody tissue) having multiple points of origin
- polygoth — (language) A distributed language integrating classes with a parallel block structure, including multiprocedures and fragments.
- polymath — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polyphon — a large clockwork or hand-operated music box
- ponchoed — wearing a poncho
- pooh bah — a person who holds several positions, especially ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance.
- pooh-bah — a person who holds several positions, especially ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance.