8-letter words containing h, p, g
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grogshop — a saloon or barroom, especially a cheap one.
- grumphie — a familiar name for a pig.
- grumpish — Surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy.
- gryphons — Plural form of gryphon.
- gumphion — a funeral banner
- gunships — Plural form of gunship.
- guruship — The status of a guru.
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- hedgehop — to fly an airplane at a very low altitude, as for spraying crops or for low-level bombing in warfare.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- high-top — denoting a sneaker that covers the ankle.
- highspot — highlight
- hightops — Plural form of hightop.
- hog plum — yellow mombin.
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- hopingly — in a hopeful manner
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- humphing — Present participle of humph.
- hypalgia — reduced sensitivity to pain
- hypergol — any hypergolic agent.
- hypogamy — Act or practice of seeking a spouse of lower socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself.
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hypogene — formed beneath the earth's surface, as granite (opposed to epigene).
- hypogeum — Ancient Architecture. the underground part of a building, as a vault.
- hypogyny — situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- kingship — the state, office, or dignity of a king.
- light up — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- log ship — log chip.
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- long hop — a short-pitched ball, which can easily be hit
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- mageship — the role or office of a mage
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- morphing — 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).
- myograph — an instrument for recording the contractions and relaxations of muscles.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- odograph — a recording odometer.