8-letter words containing n, a, p, h
- 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
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- powhatan — a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- 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.
- randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
- 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.
- sandheap — a heap of sand
- sarpanch — the head of a panchayat
- schnapps — (in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
- 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.
- sheepman — a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- 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.
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- snappish — apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- spanghew — to throw into the air
- sphagnum — any soft moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs, used for potting and packing plants, for dressing wounds, etc.
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stephane — an ancient Greek headdress or crown often depicted in the statuary of various deities
- swamphen — any of several large Old World gallinules varying from purple to white, all possibly belonging to the single species Porphyrio porphyrio.
- synaphea — a continuity of rhythm throughout a poem
- syngraph — a document signed by all parties
- tankship — a ship for carrying bulk cargoes of liquids; tanker.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- top hand — a person who is highly skilled in some activity, esp a ranch worker
- topkhana — a building where artillery, ammunition, etc., are made, repaired, and stored.
- tranship — transship
- 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.
- vamphorn — a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services.
- wahpeton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- whapping — whopping.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies