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9-letter words containing n, e, p, h

  • phreaking — phone phreak.
  • phrenetic — frenetic.
  • phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
  • phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
  • phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
  • phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
  • pinchbeck — an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
  • pinheaded — stupid or foolish.
  • pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
  • pinwrench — wrench with a projection to fit a hole
  • pitchbend — an electronic device that enables a player to bend the pitch of a note being sounded on a synthesizer, usually with a pitch wheel, strip, or lever
  • pithiness — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
  • plansheer — plancer.
  • plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
  • plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
  • pnom penh — Phnom Penh
  • polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
  • polythene — polyethylene.
  • pothering — commotion; uproar.
  • pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
  • preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
  • prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
  • prehandle — to handle beforehand
  • preharden — to harden beforehand
  • prehensor — a part that grasps
  • prehiring — relating to the period before hiring
  • prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
  • premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
  • preshrink — to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
  • preshrunk — of or relating to a fabric or garment that has been subjected to a shrinking process in order to reduce contraction when the apparel is washed or laundered.
  • printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
  • punchless — having no punch
  • punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
  • pushiness — obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
  • pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
  • pyrophone — an instrument resembling a small pipe organ, designed to produce musical sounds using gas flames burning close together in glass tubes, and producing a sound when the flames are separated by the pressing of a key. Designed by G.F.E. Kastner in 1869
  • pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
  • queenship — the state, office, or dignity of a queen.
  • replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • reprehend — to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
  • reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
  • resharpen — to sharpen again
  • saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
  • saxophone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
  • schnapper — a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
  • seraphine — an old reed-based keyboard instrument; a reed organ
  • sharpener — A sharpener is a tool or machine used for sharpening pencils or knives.
  • sharpness — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
  • shear pin — an easily replaceable pin inserted in a machine at a critical point and designed to shear and stop the machine if the load becomes too great
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