8-letter words containing p, h, r
- furphies — Plural form of furphy.
- grapheme — a minimal unit of a writing system.
- graphene — A fullerene consisting of bonded carbon atoms in sheet form one atom thick.
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grogshop — a saloon or barroom, especially a cheap one.
- grumphie — a familiar name for a pig.
- grumpish — Surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy.
- gryphons — Plural form of gryphon.
- guruship — The status of a guru.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hampered — Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
- hampster — Alternative form of hamster.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- haphtara — the part of the Prophets read in synagogue services on the Sabbath and certain major holy days: the selection is related to the part of the Pentateuch read just before it
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- harappan — of or relating to Harappa, especially the Bronze Age culture of the Indus valley civilization.
- hard bop — an aggressive, driving, hot style of modern jazz developed by East Coast musicians in the late 1950s as a rejection of the more relaxed, cool style of West Coast jazz. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- hard pad — (in dogs) an abnormal increase in the thickness of the foot pads: one of the clinical signs of canine distemper
- hard put — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hard top — A hard top is a vehicle that has a permanent rigid roof.
- hard-put — hard (def 57).
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hardpack — a bag that has a rigid shell
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- hardtops — Plural form of hardtop.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- harrumph — to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
- headrope — the part of a bolt-rope attached to the head of a sail
- heirship — the position or rights of an heir; right of inheritance; inheritance.
- heliport — a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- hemipter — a hemipterous insect
- heptarch — A heptarchist.
- hepworth — Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- heroship — The character or personality of a hero.
- herpetic — of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- herptile — A reptile or amphibian.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond