8-letter words containing a, h, n
- exchange — Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- exhalant — Exhaling (emitting a fluid).
- exhaling — Present participle of exhale.
- fahlband — (geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
- fainteth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'faint'.
- faintish — Somewhat faint.
- faithing — the practice of a faith
- falchion — a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
- fanlight — a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
- fantoosh — pretentious; ostentatious
- farmhand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
- farthing — a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- fasching — a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.
- fashions — Plural form of fashion.
- fashiony — of or relating to fashion; fashionable; trendy
- fasnacht — a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
- fellahin — a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.
- fernshaw — a thicket of ferns
- fichtean — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Johann Fichte.
- fishtank — a glass-sided tank for keeping, displaying, or observing live fish or other aquatic animals.
- flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashgun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- forehand — (in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the same side of the body as that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. Compare backhand (def 5).
- franchot — a male given name, form of Francis.
- frankish — of or relating to the Franks.
- freehand — drawn or executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, or other aids: a freehand map.
- freshman — a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school.
- gahnites — Plural form of gahnite.
- gandhara — an ancient region in what is now NW Pakistan.
- gandhian — of or relating to Mohandas Gandhi or to Gandhiism.
- gashings — Plural form of gashing.
- genearch — a chief of a family or tribe.
- ghanaian — a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- gnashers — Plural form of gnasher.
- gnashing — to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
- gnathion — Craniometry. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane.
- gnathite — any of the mouth appendages of an insect or other arthropod.
- grantham — a town in E England, in Lincolnshire: birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton and Margaret Thatcher. Pop: 34 592 (2001)
- graphene — A fullerene consisting of bonded carbon atoms in sheet form one atom thick.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- grenache — a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- gunwhale — Misspelling of gunwale.
- gyandzha — city in NC Azerbaijan, in Transcaucasia: pop. 282,000
- gymkhana — a field day held for equestrians, consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship and much pageantry.
- gynarchy — government by women.
- ha'penny — halfpenny.
- habanera — a dance of Cuban origin.
- habanero — an extremely pungent small pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense, used in cookery.