8-letter words containing a, h, o
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexapole — (physics) Anything having six poles or electrodes.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- highroad — Chiefly British. a main road; highway.
- himation — a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- ho gauge — a model railroad gauge of 5/8 inches (16 mm).
- ho-daddy — one who engages in the sport of surfing or, esp., one who spends much time on beaches with surfers for vicarious excitement
- hoactzin — hoatzin.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hoarders — Plural form of hoarder.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hoarhead — someone, esp an old man, with white hair
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoastman — a member of a former guild of tradesmen responsible for loading and shipping coal in Newcastle upon Tyne
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- hobnails — Plural form of hobnail.
- 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.
- hoffmann — E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus) (Wilhelm) [ernst tey-aw-dohr ah-mah-dey-oo s vil-helm] /ɛrnst ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.
- hog-ward — someone who looks after hogs
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- hogshead — a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- hokkaido — a large island in N Japan. 30,303 sq. mi. (78,485 sq. km).
- holarchy — a system composed of interacting holons
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdalls — Plural form of holdall.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- hole saw — crown saw.
- holiatry — holism (def 2).
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- holliday — Judith Tuvim ("Judy") 1921–65, U.S. comic actress.
- holm oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus ilex, of southern Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly.
- hologamy — a type of reproduction in which the gametes are like ordinary cells in form and size, as is found in some algae and protozoa
- hologram — a negative produced by exposing a high-resolution photographic plate, without camera or lens, near a subject illuminated by monochromatic, coherent radiation, as from a laser: when it is placed in a beam of coherent light a true three-dimensional image of the subject is formed.
- holy ark — a cabinet in a synagogue set into or against the wall that faces eastward toward Jerusalem, for keeping the scrolls of the Torah.
- holy day — a consecrated day or religious festival, especially one other than Sunday.