8-letter words containing a, h, n
- bone ash — the residue obtained when bones are burned in air, consisting mainly of calcium phosphate. It is used as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of bone china
- bonehead — a stupid or obstinate person
- bothyman — a person who lives in a bothy
- bow hand — the hand that holds the bow in archery or in playing a violin, cello, etc.
- brahmana — any of a number of sacred treatises added to each of the Vedas
- brahmani — a woman of the Brahman caste
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brainish — impulsive or impetuous
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- brancher — a young bird which has left the nest but which is not yet fully able to fly
- branches — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branchia — a gill in aquatic animals
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brandish — If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
- bronchia — the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
- buchanan — George. 1506–82, Scottish historian, who was tutor to Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI; author of History of Scotland (1582)
- bukharin — Nikolai Ivanovich (nikaˈlaj iˈvanəvitʃ). 1888–1938, Soviet Bolshevik leader: executed in one of Stalin's purges
- bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
- cabochon — a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted
- cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- cam ranh — a port in SE Vietnam: large natural harbour, used at times as a naval base by French, Japanese, US, and Russian forces successively. Pop: 147 000 (2006 est)
- camphane — a terpene hyrdocarbon, C10H18, that is both saturated and inert
- camphene — a colourless crystalline insoluble optically active terpene derived from pinene and present in many essential oils. Formula: C10H16
- camphine — rectified oil of turpentine
- camphone — a combined mobile phone and digital camera
- canephor — a sculpted figure carrying a basket on his or her head
- canthook — a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs
- capuchin — any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
- carphone — a telephone that operates by cellular radio for use in a car
- catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- cathleen — a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- chaconne — a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass
- chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- chaining — Present participle of chain.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chainman — a person who does the chaining in a survey
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chairman — The chairman of a committee, organization, or company is the head of it.
- chairmen — the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres