8-letter words containing a, p, h, i
- 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
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- 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.
- half-pie — poorly planned or conceived
- halfpipe — Alternative form of half-pipe.
- halophil — Halobacterium.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- handpick — to pick by hand.
- haphsiba — Hephzibah (def 1).
- haploidy — (genetics) The state of being haploid.
- haplopia — normal vision (opposed to diplopia).
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- happiest — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- haptenic — (immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten.
- haptical — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- 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.
- head dip — a maneuver in which a surfer, by squatting and leaning forward on the surfboard, partially dips his or her head into the wall of a wave.
- headship — the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- hemiopia — hemianopsia.
- hepatica — any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- hepatics — Plural form of hepatic.
- hepatite — a type of barite mineral with a sulphuric odour
- hepatize — to transform into a liver-like substance
- hepzibah — a female given name.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
- hip bath — small bathtub or bath chair
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hipparch — (in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander
- hispania — Spain.
- hispanic — Spanish.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hypalgia — reduced sensitivity to pain
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- impleach — to intertwine
- in phase — having the same phase.
- in shape — person: physically fit
- inchtape — a measuring tape marked out in inches
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.