8-letter words containing p, o, c, h
- dogpatch — a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education: He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.
- ecomorph — A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment.
- ethiopic — the ancient language of Ethiopia, belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a Christian liturgical language
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- gazpacho — a soup made of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, oil, and vinegar, and served cold.
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- hencoops — Plural form of hencoop.
- hockshop — a pawnshop.
- holoptic — of, relating to, or having eyes that meet at the top of the head
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hotchpot — the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, especially when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate.
- hydropac — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hypothec — Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- notch up — make score marks to count
- octopush — the game of underwater hockey, in which two teams attempt to push a weighted object along the floor of a swimming pool
- old chap — (used in informal direct address to a man of any age).
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- outpitch — to exceed in pitching
- outpunch — to punch better than
- pabouche — a soft shoe
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pak-choi — bok choy.
- pancheon — a wide, shallow bowl, originally used for making bread or separating cream
- parachor — a scientific quantity defined by a formula involving surface tension, mass, and density
- parochin — a parish
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phimotic — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phonecam — a digital camera incorporated in a mobile phone
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photo cd — (multimedia, specification, standard, storage, graphics) A standard for storing photographic images on CD-ROM, produced by Kodak.
- photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.