8-letter words containing u, p, h
- pinchbug — a stag beetle
- pinchgut — someone who does not give other people enough food
- pishogue — sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
- 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.
- plug hat — plug (def 19).
- plughole — drainage hole in sink or bath
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- plushily — in a plush manner
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- plymouth — an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- 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.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- proudish — rather proud
- prud'hon — Pierre Paul [pyer pawl] /pyɛr pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Pierre Prudon) 1758–1823, French painter.
- pseudish — pretentious
- 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
- puirtith — poverty
- pumphood — a cover for the upper wheel of a chain pump
- 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.
- punisher — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- puppyish — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- purplish — of or having a somewhat purple hue.
- push off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- push-off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pushball — a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- pyrrhous — (of a person's complexion) ruddy or reddish
- quippish — involving or characterized by quips
- replough — to plough again
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- rough up — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.