8-letter words containing k, o, p
- packfong — a Chinese cupronickel alloy
- packwood — Bob, born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1969–95.
- pak-choi — bok choy.
- panofsky — Erwin, 1892–1968, U.S. art historian, born in Germany.
- parroket — parakeet.
- partwork — series of magazines issued at weekly or monthly intervals, which are designed to be bound together to form a complete course or book
- passbook — a bankbook.
- peacocky — of or resembling a peacock; ostentatious
- peekaboo — Also called bo-peep. a game played by or with very young children, typically in which one covers the face or hides and then suddenly uncovers the face or reappears, calling “Peekaboo!”.
- peekapoo — one of a variety of dogs crossbred from a Pekingese and a miniature poodle.
- pembroke — a borough in Dyfed, in SW Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- piblokto — a culture-specific syndrome occurring among traditional Eskimo women, characterized by an outburst of cries or screams, the removal of clothing, and seeming possession by a bird or animal spirit.
- pick off — the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection: to take one's pick.
- pick out — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pick-off — Baseball. a play in which a base runner, caught off base, is tagged out by an infielder on a quick throw, usually from the pitcher or catcher.
- pickford — Mary (Gladys Marie Smith) 1893–1979, U.S. motion-picture actress, born in Canada.
- picklock — a person who picks a lock, especially a burglar.
- pilework — construction built from heavy stakes or cylinders
- pin knot — a knot in lumber less than 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) in diameter.
- pinkroot — the root of any of various plants belonging to the genus Spigelia, of the logania family, especially that of S. marilandica of the U.S., that is used as a vermifuge.
- pipework — pipes and stops on an organ
- piroshki — small turnovers or dumplings with a filling, as of meat or fruit.
- pirozhki — small triangular pastries filled with meat, vegetables, etc
- plankton — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- playbook — (in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.
- plonking — foolish, clumsy, or inept
- plowback — a reinvestment of earnings or profits in a business enterprise.
- pocketer — a person who pockets something
- pockmark — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
- poetlike — resembling a poet
- pokerish — resembling a poker in stiffness
- pokeroot — pokeweed
- pokeweed — a tall herb, Phytolacca americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in medicine, and young edible shoots resembling asparagus.
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- politick — to engage in politicking.
- pollbook — the official list of the registered voters in a given area.
- ponyskin — the leather from a pony hide
- popelike — resembling a pope
- pork pie — a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt.
- pork pig — a pig, typically of a lean type, bred and used principally for pork
- porkchop — a chop of pork.
- porkfish — a black and gold grunt, Anisotremus virginicus, of West Indian waters.
- porkling — a young pig; piglet
- porkwood — the wood of a small tree, Pisonia obtusata, native to the United States and Caribbean
- pornaoke — an entertainment in which members of an audience emit lustful utterances in synchronization with those seen on a pornographic film played silently on a large screen
- post oak — any of several American oaks, especially Quercus stellata, the wood of which is used for posts.
- postmark — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postpunk — of or related to a style of music that followed punk rock
- pot luck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.