8-letter words containing g, o, h
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hobbling — to walk lamely; limp.
- hock leg — a leg similar to a cabriole leg, but having a straight perpendicular section between the upper, convex section and the foot.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- hodology — The study of pathways.
- hog fuel — wood chips or shavings, residue from sawmills, etc., used for fuel, landfill, animal feed, and surfacing paths and running tracks.
- hog plum — yellow mombin.
- hog wild — highly excited; without moderation or restraint
- hog-ward — someone who looks after hogs
- hog-wild — wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- hoggerel — a sheep in its second or third year
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- hogmolly — hog sucker.
- hogshead — a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- hogtying — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- hoisting — to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- holliger — Heinz (haints). born 1939, Swiss oboist and composer
- holloing — Present participle of hollo.
- hologamy — a type of reproduction in which the gametes are like ordinary cells in form and size, as is found in some algae and protozoa
- hologram — a negative produced by exposing a high-resolution photographic plate, without camera or lens, near a subject illuminated by monochromatic, coherent radiation, as from a laser: when it is placed in a beam of coherent light a true three-dimensional image of the subject is formed.
- hologyny — the inheritance of genetic traits through females only
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- homburgs — Plural form of homburg.
- homegirl — a girl or woman from the same locality as oneself.
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- homering — Present participle of homer.
- homogamy — the state of being homogamous.
- homogeny — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a common origin.
- homogony — state of being homogonous.
- homologs — Plural form of homolog.
- homology — the state of being homologous; homologous relation or correspondence.
- honegger — Arthur [ahr-ther;; French ar-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; French arˈtʊər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1955, Swiss composer, born in France.
- honeying — Present participle of honey.
- honoring — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- hoosegow — a jail.
- hopingly — in a hopeful manner
- horndogs — Plural form of horndog.
- horngeld — a feudal tax levied on horned cattle
- horologe — any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock.
- horology — the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time.
- 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.
- houghing — Scot. hock1 (defs 1, 2).
- houghton — Henry Oscar, 1823–95, U.S. publisher.
- hounding — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.