8-letter words containing a, m, e, t, h
- hepatoma — a tumor of the liver.
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- homestay — housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler: Foreign-exchange students can choose between a homestay or campus dormitory.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- machetes — Plural form of machete.
- malthene — petrolene.
- marybeth — a female given name.
- masthead — Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- matthean — of or relating to the Gospel of Matthew or the traditions contained in it.
- matthews — one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector from Capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called Levi. Matt. 9:9–13.
- meathead — blockhead; dunce; fool.
- meathook — A sharp metal hook of a kind used to hang meat carcasses.
- mechitza — a screen in a synagogue separating men and women
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- mehitzah — a curtain or other divider that serves as a partition between the women's and the men's sections in Orthodox Jewish synagogues.
- meneptah — Merneptah.
- menthane — (organic compound) Any of a number of isomeric saturated cyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons.
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methadon — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- methanal — formaldehyde.
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- methylal — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 8 O 2 , having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
- misteach — to teach wrongly or badly.
- moschate — having a musky smell.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- new math — a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- outshame — to shame greatly or surpass in shamefulness
- pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
- pathname — the sequence of symbols and names indicating the location of a particular file in a hierarchical file system.
- peamouth — a minnow, Mylocheilus caurinus, of northwestern U.S. and British Columbian waters.
- rhematic — pertaining to the formation of words.
- schemata — a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schmatte — an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
- stemhead — the head of the stem of a vessel
- stoneham — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- tachisme — action painting (def 1).
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- thanedom — something that belongs to or lies within the jurisdiction of a thane
- the atom — nuclear energy
- the game — charades