8-letter words containing a, h, n
- matthean — of or relating to the Gospel of Matthew or the traditions contained in it.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- memphian — a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- menarche — the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- meneptah — Merneptah.
- menhaden — any marine clupeid fish of the genus Brevoortia, especially B. tyrannus, resembling a shad but with a more compressed body, common along the eastern coast of the U.S., and used for making oil and fertilizer.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- menthane — (organic compound) Any of a number of isomeric saturated cyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons.
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- methadon — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- methanal — formaldehyde.
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- michigan — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- mishnaic — the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.
- monachal — of or relating to monks or their life; monastic.
- monaghan — a county in the NE Republic of Ireland. 498 sq. mi. (1290 sq. km). County seat: Monaghan.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- mulhacen — a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- nachlass — remains (sense 4)
- nailhead — the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- nakhodka — a port in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, SE of Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan.
- nan shan — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. former name of Qilian Shan.
- nanchang — a province in SE China. 63,629 sq. mi. (164,799 sq. km). Capital: Nanchang.
- nanching — a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.
- nanchong — a city in E central Sichuan province, in central China.
- nannyish — Like a nanny; tending to coddle.
- nap hand — a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
- naphtali — the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- naphthyl — containing the naphthyl group.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- narwhals — Plural form of narwhal.
- nathalie — a female given name.
- nathless — Alternative form of natheless.
- naughtly — (obsolete) naughtily; wrongly.
- naumachy — naumachia.
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- navarchy — experience of or skill in nautical matters
- nazareth — a town in N Israel: the childhood home of Jesus.
- neatherd — cowherd.
- nehemiah — a Hebrew leader of the 5th century b.c.
- nenuphar — A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- new math — a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.