10-letter words containing h, a, o
- irishwoman — a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- ironhanded — having or governing with an iron hand.
- island-hop — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isochasmic — (of a line on a map) bounding areas of equal auroral frequency
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isohalines — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
- jacobethan — noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.
- john cabot — John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- john jakes — John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
- john logan — John or James (Tah-gah-jute) c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- johnny raw — a novice; new recruit
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- johnsonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson or his works.
- join hands — clasp each another's hands
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- kahanamoku — Duke Paoa [pah-oh-ah] /pɑˈoʊ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1968, U.S. swimmer and surfer.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- karyolymph — The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
- katholikos — catholicos.
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- khabarovsk — Formerly Far Eastern Region. a territory of the Russian Federation in NE Asia. 965,400 sq. mi. (2,500,400 sq. km).
- kirovohrad — Kirovograd.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- kodachrome — (lowercase) a positive color transparency.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- kok-saghyz — a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.
- kota bharu — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kowhaiwhai — a type of ornamental Māori art that uses elaborate scroll patterns
- kronshtadt — city & naval fortress on an island in NW Russia, on the Gulf of Finland: pop. 45,000
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- kymography — The use of a kymograph.
- l'hospital — Guillaume François Antoine de [gee-yohm frahn-swa ahn-twan duh] /giˈyoʊm frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1661–1704, French mathematician.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lagomorphs — Plural form of lagomorph.
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lake tahoe — a lake between E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude of 1899 m (6229 ft). Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)
- lake worth — a city in SE Florida.