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8-letter words containing i, n, p, h, a

  • nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
  • nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
  • oliphantMargaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
  • ophidian — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.
  • pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
  • panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
  • parishen — a parishioner
  • parochin — a parish
  • parthian — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
  • pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
  • peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
  • perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
  • pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
  • phase in — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
  • phase-in — an act or instance of phasing in; gradual introduction or implementation.
  • phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
  • 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.
  • phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
  • phrygian — of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their language.
  • phthalin — any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
  • pitchman — an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
  • plainish — rather ordinary-looking
  • plashing — a gentle splash.
  • poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
  • prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
  • raphania — a type of ergotism possibly resulting from ingestion of the poison from radish seeds
  • sahaptin — a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
  • seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
  • sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
  • shin pad — A shin pad is a thick piece of material that you wear inside your socks to protect the lower part of your leg when you are playing a game such as football or rugby.
  • snappish — apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
  • spinachy — characteristic of spinach
  • tankship — a ship for carrying bulk cargoes of liquids; tanker.
  • thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
  • tranship — transship
  • whapping — whopping.
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