8-letter words containing u, p, c, h
- patch-up — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- penuchle — pinochle.
- pichurim — a Brazilian laurel tree
- pinchbug — a stag beetle
- pinchgut — someone who does not give other people enough food
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- pouchful — the amount (of something) a pouch will hold
- pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- psych up — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- puck hog — a player who is reluctant to pass the puck to other members of his or her team
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- punch in — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch up — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-up — punch-out (def 2).
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- punching — a tool or machine for perforating or stamping materials, driving nails, etc.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- touch up — the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- touch-up — an act or instance of touching up: Her makeup needed a touch-up.
- touchpad — a computer input device for controlling the pointer on a display screen by sliding the finger along a touch-sensitive surface: used chiefly in laptop computers.
- uncipher — to decode; decipher
- unpreach — to retract or undo (preaching)
- upcharge — an additional charge: How much is the upcharge for white sidewall tires?
- whitecup — a creeping South American plant, Nierembergia repens, of the nightshade family, having bell-shaped, lilac- or blue-tinged, cream-white flowers.