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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.
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