8-letter words containing a, n, o, t, h
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- hawthorn — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns, certain North American species of which have white or pink blossoms and bright-colored fruits and are cultivated in hedges.
- hazleton — a city in E Pennsylvania.
- headnote — a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- himation — a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
- hoactzin — hoatzin.
- hoastman — a member of a former guild of tradesmen responsible for loading and shipping coal in Newcastle upon Tyne
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- horatian — of or relating to Horace.
- horntail — any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- johnboat — a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff, used in shallow water.
- jonathan — a son of Saul and friend of David. I Sam. 18–20.
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- 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.
- 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.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- 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.
- 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.
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- 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.
- nonmatch — That which is not a match; a mismatch.
- northman — one of the ancient Scandinavians, especially a member of the group that from about the 8th to the 11th century made many raids and established settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, many parts of continental Europe, and probably in parts of North America.
- 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.
- not that — which is not to say or suppose that
- now that — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- on faith — through trust; without proof or evidence
- on watch — If someone is on watch, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- outthank — to outdo in thanking
- pantheon — a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- phaethon — a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.