8-letter words containing a, l, o, t, h
- hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- jolthead — (archaic) A dunce; a blockhead.
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.
- laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
- lahontan — Lake, an Ice Age lake in W Nevada and NE California, about 8600 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km): remnants include Carson Sink, Pyramid Lake.
- lanthorn — lantern.
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- latch on — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- lathwork — work made of laths
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- loathful — Scot. bashful; reluctant.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- loch tay — a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- mothball — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- not half — Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.
- oathable — having the ability to take an oath or to be believed while on oath
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- outflash — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- outhauls — Plural form of outhaul.
- outlaugh — (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- polymath — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- potlatch — (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- rat-hole — a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- slapshot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- tabouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tally-ho — the cry of a participant at a hunt to encourage the hounds when the quarry is sighted
- thalloid — resembling or consisting of a thallus.
- thallous — containing univalent thallium.
- the oval — a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth
- theobald — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
- thoracal — of or relating to the thorax.
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- toolhead — a toolholder that is attached to a machine tool and can be adjusted to orient the tool in various positions.
- townhall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.
- trochlea — a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- ultrahot — having an extremely high temperature