8-letter words containing e, a, r, t, h
- hieratic — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hit rate — (architecture) The fraction of all memory reads which are satisfied from the cache.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- hot tear — a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.
- hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- jahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- lathered — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- latherer — in a barber's shop, a person who lathers the faces of customers for shaving
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- leathern — made of leather.
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- lutheran — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- marybeth — a female given name.
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- nazareth — a town in N Israel: the childhood home of Jesus.
- neatherd — cowherd.
- 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.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- otorrhea — a mucopurulent discharge from the ear.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- overhate — to hate too much
- overheat — to heat to excess.
- panthera — a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together
- pentarch — a government by five persons.
- perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- petchary — a grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
- petrarch — (Francesco Petrarca) 1304–74, Italian poet and scholar.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- pleather — a synthetic leather
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- predeath — occurring before or in the lead-up to death; of or pertaining to the period immediately prior to death
- pthreads — POSIX Threads
- rat-hole — a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes.
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rathenau — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- rathripe — mature or ripe ahead of time
- re-teach — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.