8-letter words containing a, w, h
- wharfage — the use of a wharf: to charge higher rates for wharfage.
- wharfing — Wharfs collectively.
- wharfman — A man who works on a wharf.
- wharves' — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
- what for — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
- whatness — (philosophy) Essence; quiddity.
- whatnots — Plural form of whatnot.
- whatsits — Plural form of whatsit.
- wheatear — any of several small, chiefly Old World thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, especially O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and North America.
- wheatish — (of the complexion) of the pale golden colour of ripe wheat; light brown.
- wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- wheelman — Also, wheelsman [hweelz-muh n, weel-] /ˈʰwilz mən, ˈwil-/ (Show IPA). a helmsman or steersman.
- wheyface — a face that or a person who is pallid, as from fear.
- whichway — every (def 6).
- whimwham — any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
- whinchat — a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.
- whinyard — a sword
- whipjack — a beggar imitating a distressed sailor
- whiplash — the lash of a whip.
- whipsaws — Plural form of whipsaw.
- whiptail — any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whitaker — a male given name.
- whitecap — a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- whitelaw — William (Stephen Ian), 1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith. 1918–99, British Conservative politician; Home Secretary (1979–83); leader of the House of Lords (1983–88)
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whitrack — a weasel; ermine or stoat.
- whizbang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- whompage — (rare humorous slang) Whomping or whomping on; acts of whomping or whomping on, taken collectively.
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- winchman — a man who operates a winch
- wirehair — a fox terrier having a wiry coat.
- wishable — Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
- with pay — with wages or salary included
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- womanish — womanlike or feminine.
- woodchat — Also, woodchat shrike. a shrike, Lanius senator, of Europe and northern Africa, having a black forehead and a chestnut crown, nape, and mantle.
- wrathful — very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.
- wrathily — in a wrathful or angry manner
- wreathed — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- wreathen — Twisted; made into a wreath.
- wreather — a person or thing that entwines or wreathes
- wreathes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wreathe.
- you what — People say 'you what?' to indicate that they do not believe or accept the remark that someone has just made, or that they have not heard or understood it properly.