8-letter words containing a, t, h, e, o
- hagueton — acton.
- hakodate — a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- hatboxes — Plural form of hatbox.
- have got — have, possess
- have out — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- hazleton — a city in E Pennsylvania.
- head out — leave, start a journey
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- headnote — a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- headshot — a photograph of someone's face, especially a promotional photograph of a model, actor, or author.
- hear out — listen to the end
- heatspot — a spot on the skin or other surface produced by heat
- heave to — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- helotage — a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- hematoid — hemoid.
- hematoma — a circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
- hemostat — an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- hepatoma — a tumor of the liver.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hexaglot — a book written in six languages
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- 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.
- hoofbeat — the sound made by an animal's hoof in walking, running, etc.
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- hostages — Plural form of hostage.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hot cake — a pancake or griddlecake.
- hot seat — electric chair.
- hot take — a superficially researched and hastily written journalistic piece, online post, etc., that presents opinions as facts and is often moralistic: a hot take on healthcare reform.
- hot tear — a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- hotheads — Plural form of hothead.
- hotplate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- jolthead — (archaic) A dunce; a blockhead.
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- meathook — A sharp metal hook of a kind used to hang meat carcasses.