8-letter words containing t, h, e, p
- phaestus — Phaistos.
- phaethon — a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- pheasant — any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.
- phenetic — pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- phengite — a type of transparent selenite
- phi bete — a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phoniest — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- photogen — a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.
- photoset — photocompose.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- physeter — a member of the Physeter genus of creatures that includes the sperm whale
- 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
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- pithless — (of citrus fruit or peel) without any pith
- pithlike — similar to pith
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- pleather — a synthetic leather
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- plighted — to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- pochette — kit2 .
- poetship — the state or function of being poet
- porthole — a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
- postheat — to heat (a metal piece, as a weld) after working, so as to relieve stresses.
- posthole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- potholed — A potholed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- potsherd — a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
- prebirth — the period, usually six months, preceding a child's birth.
- predeath — occurring before or in the lead-up to death; of or pertaining to the period immediately prior to death
- prefetch — instruction prefetch
- prefight — of the period before a boxing match
- prehnite — a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.
- prophets — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- psephite — any coarse rock, as breccia or conglomerate.
- pthreads — POSIX Threads
- rathripe — mature or ripe ahead of time
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- shtupped — to have sexual intercourse with.
- sidepath — a minor path
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- spathose — spathaceous.