8-letter words containing m, p, e
- facepalm — the gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): She read the post and comments and did a facepalm. Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!
- fate map — a diagram or series of diagrams indicating the later structures or adult parts that develop from specific regions of an embryo or egg cortex.
- firedamp — a combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed especially in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air.
- frame up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frampler — a quarrelsome person; a brawler
- game pie — a savoury pie made from game or hunted animals
- gameplay — The tactical aspects of a computer game, such as its plot and the way it is played, as distinct from the graphics and sound effects.
- gapeworm — a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.
- gazumped — Simple past tense and past participle of gazump.
- gempylid — any of several fishes of the family Gempylidae, comprising the snake mackerels.
- gene map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- glimpsed — a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
- glimpses — Plural form of glimpse.
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- grapheme — a minimal unit of a writing system.
- grumphie — a familiar name for a pig.
- grumpier — Comparative form of grumpy.
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hampered — Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
- hampster — Alternative form of hamster.
- headlamp — headlight.
- heat map — a graphical representation of data in which a spectrum of colours is used to represent the different values
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- helpmate — a companion and helper.
- helpmeet — helpmate.
- hemiopia — hemianopsia.
- hemipode — button quail.
- hemipter — a hemipterous insect
- hempseed — the seed of hemp, used as food for birds.
- hempvine — Any plant of the genus Mikania.
- hempweed — a climbing herb with flowers that smell of vanilla
- hepatoma — a tumor of the liver.
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- homeport — The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- homotope — (topology, transitive) To define or demonstrate a homotopy of (one map with another).
- homotype — an organ or part having a structure similar to that of another organ or part; homologue.
- hs&e — HS&E relates to guidelines for the safe and clean operation of industrial processes.
- humphrey — (Duke of Gloucester) 1391–1447, English soldier and statesman (youngest son of Henry IV).
- humpless — having no hump
- hypernym — superordinate (def 4).
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hypoderm — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypogeum — Ancient Architecture. the underground part of a building, as a vault.
- impacted — tightly or immovably wedged in.
- impacter — a person or thing that impacts.
- impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- impairer — One who, or that which, impairs.
- impanate — (of the body of Christ) contained in the bread of the Eucharist