8-letter words containing a, h, o
- atherton — Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton. born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)
- athetoid — (symptom) characterised by athetosis.
- athodyds — Plural form of athodyd.
- athonite — of or relating to Mount Athos.
- atrophia — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- aunthood — the state of being, or relationship of, aunt
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- autobahn — An autobahn is a German motorway.
- autoharp — a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
- automath — One who is self-taught; an autodidact.
- avoucher — a person who avouches
- avouches — to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
- ayacucho — a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)
- babouche — a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- babyhood — Your babyhood is the period of your life when you were a baby.
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- bag moth — a moth, the larvae of which develop in bags or cases
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- bahookie — the buttocks
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- bash out — If you say that someone bashes something out, you mean that they produce it quickly or in large quantities, but without much care or thought.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bath oil — scented oil added to bath water
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- bathrobe — A bathrobe is a loose piece of clothing made of the same material as towels. You wear it before or after you have a bath or a swim.
- bathroom — A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
- beachboy — a male lifeguard on a beach
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- beshadow — to darken with shadow
- biathlon — a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
- bien hoa — a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est)
- biograph — a biographical summary
- blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
- boarfish — any of various spiny-finned marine teleost fishes of the genera Capros, Antigonia, etc, related to the dories, having a deep compressed body, a long snout, and large eyes
- boathook — a pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel for fending off other vessels or obstacles or for catching a line or mooring buoy
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- bolthead — the head of a bolt
- 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
- boobhead — a repeat offender in a prison
- boofhead — a stupid person
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain