8-letter words containing a, h, n
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- dong hai — East China Sea.
- downhaul — any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
- downwash — a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- dungheap — pile of dung
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- dutchman — a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
- earphone — a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- earthing — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- earthman — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- earthmen — Plural form of earthman.
- earthnut — any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- echidnae — Plural form of echidna.
- echidnas — Plural form of echidna.
- echinate — bristly; prickly.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- eisenach — a city in central Germany, in Thuringia: birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. Pop: 44 081 (2003 est)
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer
- elephant — A heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
- enanthem — (pathology) A lesion of the mucous membrane (especially of the mouth).
- encashed — Simple past tense and past participle of encash.
- enchains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchain.
- enchants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchant.
- encharge — (obsolete, transitive) To give to somebody as a charge; to entrust with a duty or task.
- enchased — Simple past tense and past participle of enchase.
- enchaunt — Obsolete form of enchant.
- encroach — Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
- endarchy — a central government
- enhanced — enhancement
- enhancer — Something that enhances.
- enhances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enhance.
- enhearse — to put into a hearse, to bury
- enravish — to enchant
- enswathe — Envelop or wrap in a garment or piece of fabric.
- enthalpy — A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. It is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.
- enthrall — Capture the fascinated attention of.
- enthrals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthral.
- enwreath — Misspelling of enwreathe.
- ephesian — of or relating to Ephesus
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- eschaton — The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.
- esthonia — Estonia
- ethanoic — (organic chemistry) IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-.
- ethanoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-
- ethnarch — (historical, Ancient Greece) The governor of a province or people.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- exanthem — A widespread rash usually occurring in children.