8-letter words containing h, a, d
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- haggadah — a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.
- haggadic — a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.
- haggards — Plural form of haggard.
- hagrider — a person or thing that causes distressing anxiety or apprehension
- hagrides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride.
- hailwood — Mike, full name Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood. 1940–81, English racing motorcyclist: world champion (250 cc.) 1961 and 1966–67; (350 cc.) 1966–67; and (500 cc.) 1962–65
- hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
- hakodate — a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- halberds — Plural form of halberd.
- half-day — the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day.
- half-mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- half-rod — a unit of length equal to 2.75 yards or 8.25 feet (2.52 meters).
- halfword — (computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- halliard — any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
- hallooed — Simple past tense and past participle of halloo.
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
- halmstad — a seaport in SW Sweden.
- haltered — Simple past tense and past participle of halter.
- halyards — Plural form of halyard.
- hammered — shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer: a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.
- hampered — Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
- hand job — an act of masturbation.
- hand log — chip log.
- hand off — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-car — a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- hand-job — an act of masturbation.
- hand-off — Football. an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate. the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handbags — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
- handball — a game, similar to squash, played by two or four persons who strike a small ball against a wall or walls with the hand.
- handbell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- handbill — a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- handcars — Plural form of handcar.
- handcart — a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.
- handclap — a clapping of the hands.
- handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- handedly — (nonstandard) Easily; with ease.
- handfast — Archaic. a covenant or contract, especially a betrothal, usually completed by a handclasp.
- handfeed — Agriculture. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals. Compare self-feed.
- handfull — Archaic form of handful.
- handfuls — Plural form of handful.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handguns — Plural form of handgun.
- handheld — held in the hand or hands: a handheld torch.
- handhold — a grip with the hand or hands.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.