8-letter words containing a, m, t, h
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- isarithm — isopleth.
- isthmian — of or relating to an isthmus.
- kathisma — one of the 20 divisions of the Psalter in the Greek rite.
- khambhat — Gulf of, a gulf of the Arabian Sea, on the NW coast of India.
- khartoum — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- machetes — Plural form of machete.
- mahatmas — Plural form of mahatma.
- mahratta — Maratha.
- mahratti — Marathi.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- malthene — petrolene.
- mammoths — Plural form of mammoth.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- 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
- marathon — a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
- marybeth — a female given name.
- mastabah — Alt form mastaba.
- 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.
- matachin — a 16th century dance performed by extravagantly dressed masked dancers carrying swords
- match up — pair
- match-up — a pairing or combining; linkage: a match-up of federal funds with state aid.
- matchbox — a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches.
- matching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- math-out — (Possibly from "white-out", the blizzard variety) A paper or presentation so encrusted with mathematical or other formal notation as to be incomprehensible. This may be a device for concealing the fact that it is actually content-free. See also numbers, social science number.
- 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.
- matthias — a disciple chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot as one of the apostles. Acts 1:23–26.
- mccarthy — Cormac [kawr-mak,, ‐muh k] /ˈkɔr mæk,, ‐mək/ (Show IPA), born 1933, U.S. novelist.
- 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.