6-letter words containing p, h, o
- pyrrho — c365–c275 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- python — a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site.
- sappho — c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- sheepo — a person employed to bring sheep to the catching pen in a shearing shed
- shippo — Japanese cloisonné-enamel work on metal or porcelain
- shoppe — shop (used chiefly for quaint effect).
- shoppy — a shop assistant
- shypoo — a place where this is sold
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- sophar — Zophar.
- sopher — scribe1 (def 3).
- sophia — a female given name.
- sophie — a female given name.
- splosh — to scatter (liquid) vigorously about in blobs
- sposhy — slushy; dirty and wet
- spyhop — a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
- syphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- thorpe — a hamlet; village.
- tophet — a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- tophus — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- trophi — the mandibles or other parts of an insect's mouth
- trophy — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- typho- — typhus, typhoid
- typhon — a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- unhoop — to remove hoop(s) from
- uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- upjohn — Richard, 1802–78, and his son, Richard Michell [mi-shel] /mɪˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1828–1903, U.S. architects, born in England.
- upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- vaphio — an archaeological site in S Greece, in Peloponnesus.
- whomps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whomp.
- whoomp — A sudden sound, such as that made by a muffled or distant explosion.
- whoops — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- xiphos — A double-edged, single-handed sword used by the Ancient Greeks as a secondary weapon after the spear or javelin.
- zophar — a friend of Job. Job 2:11.