8-letter words containing a, k, o
- gadzooks — An exclamation of surprise or annoyance.
- gamecock — a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting.
- gasworks — a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- go blank — If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
- goatlike — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- gobsmack — (transitive, slang) To astonish.
- goldmark — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Hungarian composer.
- gorlovka — a city in SE Ukraine, N of Donetsk.
- goshawks — Plural form of goshawk.
- grosbeak — any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
- hack off — sever
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- hackwork — writing, painting, or any professional work done for hire and usually following a formula rather than being motivated by any creative impulse.
- hairwork — the art of producing articles made of hair
- 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.
- halfcock — The position when the cock of a gun as at the first notch.
- halolike — resembling a halo.
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hammocks — Plural form of hammock.
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- handwork — work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
- hardrock — the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat.
- hassocks — Plural form of hassock.
- hassocky — Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
- havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
- havocker — a person who causes havoc
- hawk owl — a gray and white diurnal owl, Surnia ulula, of northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, resembling a hawk in appearance and actions.
- hawknose — a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
- haycocks — Plural form of haycock.
- hayforks — Plural form of hayfork.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- headwork — mental labor; thought.
- 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.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- hokkaido — a large island in N Japan. 30,303 sq. mi. (78,485 sq. km).
- 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.
- holm oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus ilex, of southern Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly.
- 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.
- holyoake — Sir Keith Jacka [jak-uh] /ˈdʒæk ə/ (Show IPA), 1904–83, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1957, 1960–72; governor general 1977–80.
- hookload — The hookload is the total force pulling down on the hook (= a high-capacity J-shaped piece of equipment).
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- horokaka — a New Zealand low-growing plant, Disphyma australe with fleshy leaves and pink or white flowers
- hot cake — a pancake or griddlecake.
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hot take — a superficially researched and hastily written journalistic piece, online post, etc., that presents opinions as facts and is often moralistic: a hot take on healthcare reform.