8-letter words containing c, h, i, s, o
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hillocks — Plural form of hillock.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- holistic — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- hoochies — a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- ice show — entertainment in which a company of ice skaters exhibit their skills to musical accompaniment.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- ochozias — Ahaziah.
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- pochismo — an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- psychoid — the innate impetus to perform actions
- rockfish — any of various fishes found about rocks.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- schizoid — Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- schizont — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.
- scomfish — to stifle
- scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- stilicho — Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.