8-letter words containing h, u, a, p
- panhuman — of, relating to, or affecting all humanity.
- patch up — an act or instance of patching or repair.
- patch-up — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- peamouth — a minnow, Mylocheilus caurinus, of northwestern U.S. and British Columbian waters.
- phaedrus — flourished a.d. c40, Roman writer of fables.
- phaestus — Phaistos.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- plug hat — plug (def 19).
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pushball — a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- sap bush — sugarbush (def 2).
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- shape up — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shape-up — an act or instance of shaping up.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- smash up — destroy, break into pieces
- smash-up — the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- sphagnum — any soft moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs, used for potting and packing plants, for dressing wounds, etc.
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- subphase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- sulphate — A sulphate is a salt of sulphuric acid.
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- touchpad — a computer input device for controlling the pointer on a display screen by sliding the finger along a touch-sensitive surface: used chiefly in laptop computers.
- u-shaped — being in the form of a U .
- ultrahip — extremely trendy or fashionable
- unpathed — not having a path or paths
- unphased — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- unpreach — to retract or undo (preaching)
- unshaped — not shaped or definitely formed.
- unshapen — not shaped or definitely formed; shapeless; formless; indefinite.
- up-phase — a period when the economy is strong and business profits are high or increasing.
- upcharge — an additional charge: How much is the upcharge for white sidewall tires?
- upgather — to gather up or together: to upgather information.
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.