8-letter words containing h, a
- antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
- antiphus — (in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antiship — (of a weapon) designed for attacking ships
- antithet — an example of antithesis; an antithetic statement
- anything — You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
- anythink — (UK) eye dialect of anything.
- anywhere — You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.
- apachean — a subgroup of the Athabaskan language family comprising the languages of the Apache tribes and the Navajo.
- apatheia — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apathies — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
- aphasiac — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
- aphetise — lose a vowel at the beginning of a word
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- aphetize — to shorten by aphesis
- aphicide — any substance used to kill aphids
- apholate — a chemical used in pesticides which inhibits an organism's reproduction
- aphonous — without voice; voiceless
- aphorise — To create an aphorism.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
- aphthous — Of, or relating to aphtha.
- apograph — a perfect copy or transcript
- apophony — a change in the quality of a vowel sound to indicate grammatical change
- apophyge — the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital
- apophyse — Apophysis.
- apothece — a shop or storehouse
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- aquashow — an exhibition of swimming and diving, often accompanied by music
- arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
- aranrhod — the daughter of the goddess Dôn and the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
- arapahoe — Arapaho.
- arbroath — a port and resort in E Scotland, in Angus: scene of the barons of Scotland's declaration of independence to Pope John XXII in 1320. Pop: 22 785 (2001)
- arch dam — a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. Arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure
- archaeal — relating to or involving the order Archaea
- archaean — any member of the Archaea, a domain of prokaryotic microorganisms, distinguished from bacteria on molecular phylogenetic grounds and often found in hostile environments, such as volcanic vents and hot springs
- archaeo- — indicating ancient or primitive time or condition
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- archaise — Standard spelling of from=non-Oxford.
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- archaist — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
- archbanc — archebanc.
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- archetto — a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- archival — Archival means belonging or relating to archives.