8-letter words containing a, n, o, s
- gigatons — Plural form of gigaton.
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glossina — tsetse fly.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- goadsman — a person who uses a goad
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- gownsman — a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.
- granados — Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- grandson — a son of one's son or daughter.
- grantors — Plural form of grantor.
- groaners — Plural form of groaner.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- gynobase — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- handoffs — Plural form of handoff, alternative form of 'hand-off'.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- 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.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- harrison — Benjamin, 1726?–91, American political leader (father of William Henry Harrison).
- hawknose — a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- hoastman — a member of a former guild of tradesmen responsible for loading and shipping coal in Newcastle upon Tyne
- hobnails — Plural form of hobnail.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- horseman — a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- hosannas — Plural form of hosanna.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- icosagon — (mathematics) A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insomnia — inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.