8-letter words containing c, h, o, l
- fecolith — A calcified fecal deposit.
- godchild — a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor at baptism.
- gralloch — the entrails of a deer
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- halfcock — The position when the cock of a gun as at the first notch.
- havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- hemocoel — a series of interconnected spaces between tissues and organs through which blood flows freely, unconfined by veins or arteries, occurring in several invertebrate groups, especially mollusks and arthropods.
- herblock — Herbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
- hillocks — Plural form of hillock.
- hillocky — Resembling a hillock.
- hoccleve — Thomas, 1370–1450, English poet.
- hock leg — a leg similar to a cabriole leg, but having a straight perpendicular section between the upper, convex section and the foot.
- holarchy — a system composed of interacting holons
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- 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.
- holocene — recent (def 4).
- holocost — Misspelling of holocaust.
- holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
- holoptic — of, relating to, or having eyes that meet at the top of the head
- holozoic — feeding on solid food particles in the manner of most animals.
- holy cow — astonishment
- hot cell — a protected enclosure, usually made of concrete, containing shielded windows and manipulators operated by remote control, used to handle radioactive materials, as for processing, testing, etc.
- hot lick — lick (def 11).
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- larouche — Lyndon H., Jr. born 1922, U.S. economist and politician.
- larrocha — Alicia de [ah-lee-thyah th e,, -syah] /ɑˈli θyɑ ðɛ,, -syɑ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2009, Spanish concert pianist.
- 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.
- leechdom — a remedy
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- loch tay — a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- logomach — Someone who argues about the meaning of words.
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- louchely — in an oblique or shifty manner
- low tech — low-technology.
- low-tech — low-technology.
- luchador — A person who competes in lucha libre wrestling.
- lunchbox — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.