8-letter words containing o, u, p, h
- phone up — call on the telephone
- phormium — any plant of the New Zealand bulbous genus Phormium, with leathery evergreen leaves and red or yellow flowers in panicles
- pishogue — sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- plughole — drainage hole in sink or bath
- plymouth — an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- pouchful — the amount (of something) a pouch will hold
- pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- proudish — rather proud
- prud'hon — Pierre Paul [pyer pawl] /pyɛr pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Pierre Prudon) 1758–1823, French painter.
- puck hog — a player who is reluctant to pass the puck to other members of his or her team
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- pumphood — a cover for the upper wheel of a chain pump
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- push off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- push-off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- pyrrhous — (of a person's complexion) ruddy or reddish
- replough — to plough again
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- rough up — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- rum shop — a tavern or shop selling liquor.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shook up — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shook-up — upset
- shoot up — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shoot-up — an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously.
- shore up — a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
- shot put — a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance.
- showjump — to take part in a showjumping competition
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- sulphone — any of a class of organic compounds containing the divalent group –SO2 linked to two other organic groups. Certain sulphones are used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- superhot — extremely hot
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- throw up — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- thumbpot — a tiny flowerpot
- touch up — the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- touch-up — an act or instance of touching up: Her makeup needed a touch-up.
- touchpad — a computer input device for controlling the pointer on a display screen by sliding the finger along a touch-sensitive surface: used chiefly in laptop computers.
- typhoeus — the son of Gaea and Tartarus who had a hundred dragon heads, which spurted fire, and a bellowing many-tongued voice. He created the whirlwinds and fought with Zeus before the god hurled him beneath Mount Etna
- unbishop — to remove (someone) from the position of bishop
- unpolish — to remove polish from, to make imperfect
- upgrowth — the process of growing up; development: the upgrowth of nuclear science.