9-letter words containing p, e, n
- godparent — a godfather or godmother.
- gonophore — an asexually produced bud in hydrozoans that gives rise to the equivalent of a medusa.
- goopiness — the quality of being goopy
- gophering — any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- gossypine — relating to cotton
- gowpenful — an amount that can be contained in cupped hands
- grand pre — a village in central Nova Scotia, on Minas Basin: locale of Longfellow's Evangeline.
- grapeline — grapnel.
- grapevine — a town in N Texas.
- grapiness — the quality of tasting like a grape
- gray pine — jack pine.
- greenspan — Alan, born 1926, U.S. economist: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1987–2006.
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- gunperson — (rare) A gunman or gunwoman.
- gunpowder — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- haanepoot — a type of white wine made from the Hanepoot grape
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- handphone — A cordless or cellular phone.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- handpress — a printing press that is manipulated by hand
- handshape — (in sign language) the held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- happen by — chance upon
- happen on — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- happen to — chance to
- happen-so — chance; happenstance; accident: Meeting you today was pure happen-so.
- happeneth — Archaic third-person singular form of happen.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- happyness — Misspelling of happiness.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- harden up — to tighten the sheets of a sailing vessel so as to prevent luffing
- harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
- harpooner — a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- headphone — Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
- hedyphane — a white or yellow mineral with elongated crystals similar to mimetite, chiefly found in Sweden
- hellspawn — (fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
- help menu — the place on a computer where you can get help and advice
- helplines — Plural form of helpline.
- hen party — a party or gathering for women only.
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptanone — any of three isomeric ketones, C 11 H 14 O, derived from heptane.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer