8-letter words containing a, h, o
- hairwork — the art of producing articles made of hair
- hairworm — any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.
- hakafoth — a ceremony on Simhath Torah and on other occasions in which members of a synagogue congregation carry Torah scrolls around the synagogue seven or more times.
- hakodate — a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- halakoth — Halakhah.
- halation — a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- halazone — a white crystalline powder, C 7 H 5 Cl 2 NO 4 S, having a strong chlorinelike odor, used to disinfect water.
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- half one — 30 minutes after one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, etc
- half-rod — a unit of length equal to 2.75 yards or 8.25 feet (2.52 meters).
- halfcock — The position when the cock of a gun as at the first notch.
- halfmoon — the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- halfword — (computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- hallooed — Simple past tense and past participle of halloo.
- halloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
- haloform — A compound derived from methane by substituting three hydrogen atoms for halogen atoms, e.g., chloroform.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- halolike — resembling a halo.
- halophil — Halobacterium.
- halosere — a plant community that originates and develops in conditions of high salinity
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- hammocks — Plural form of hammock.
- hand job — an act of masturbation.
- hand log — chip log.
- hand off — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-job — an act of masturbation.
- hand-off — Football. an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate. the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- handhold — a grip with the hand or hands.
- handiron — andiron.
- handload — to load (cartridges or other ammunition) by hand.
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- handoffs — Plural form of handoff, alternative form of 'hand-off'.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- handover — the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
- handroll — a Japanese dish consisting of a large cone of dried seaweed filled with cold rice and other ingredients, eaten with the fingers rather than chopsticks
- hands on — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hands-on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- handwork — work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.