8-letter words containing a, c, e, h
- hatcheth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hatch.
- hatchets — Plural form of hatchet.
- hatchety — resembling a hatchet
- hatchure — Alternative form of hachure.
- haunched — the hip.
- haunches — the hip.
- havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
- havocker — a person who causes havoc
- headache — a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
- headachy — having a headache.
- headcase — (informal) A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior.
- headfuck — an experience that is wildly exciting or impressive
- headlice — Alternative form of head lice.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- headrace — the race, flume, or channel leading to a water wheel or the like.
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- hectares — Plural form of hectare.
- heliacal — pertaining to or occurring near the sun, especially applied to such risings and settings of a star as are most nearly coincident with those of the sun while yet visible.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellicat — an evil creature
- henchman — an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, especially a criminal: The leader of the gang went everywhere accompanied by his henchmen.
- hendeca- — eleven
- 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.
- heptarch — A heptarchist.
- heraclea — an ancient city in S Italy, near the Gulf of Taranto: Roman defeat 280 b.c.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- heuchera — any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots.
- hexacore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of six cores.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hexeract — (mathematics) A six-dimensional hypercube.
- hiccatee — a fresh-water tortoise native to the Caribbean
- hierarch — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hieratic — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hijacked — Illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
- hijacker — a person who hijacks.
- hire car — a car that you rent for a specified, usually short, period
- hoe-cake — an unleavened cake made with flour or corn meal: originally baked on a hoe but now usually cooked on a griddle.
- hoecakes — Plural form of hoecake.
- homecare — The care and maintenance of one's home.
- horsecar — a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- hot cake — a pancake or griddlecake.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- hovercar — A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground.
- huarache — a Mexican sandal having the upper woven of leather strips.