8-letter words containing h, i, a
- haggling — Present participle of haggle.
- hagrider — a person or thing that causes distressing anxiety or apprehension
- hagrides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride.
- hailshot — small pellets of ammunition resembling hail when it is discharged and broadcast in all directions
- 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
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- hair gel — a jelly-like substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- hair net — a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.
- hair oil — hairstyling product
- hairball — a ball of hair accumulated in the stomach or intestines of a cat or other animal as a result of the animal's licking its coat.
- hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
- haircare — The care and treatment of the hair.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- hairiest — covered with hair; having much hair.
- hairless — without hair; bald: his pink hairless pate.
- hairlike — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hairline — a very slender line.
- hairnets — Plural form of hairnet.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- hairtail — any marine spiny-finned fish of the family Trichiuridae, most common in warm seas, having a long whiplike scaleless body and long sharp teeth
- hairwork — the art of producing articles made of hair
- hairworm — any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.
- halachic — Of or pertaining to halacha (Jewish law).
- halafian — of or belonging to the Neolithic culture chiefly of northern Syria, dating to the fifth millennium b.c. and characterized by adobe dwellings and polychrome pottery decorated with animal designs and geometric patterns.
- halakhic — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- halation — a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- half-lie — something that a person says or writes that they know to be partly untrue
- half-pie — poorly planned or conceived
- half-wit — a person who is feeble-minded.
- halflife — Alternative spelling of half-life.
- halfling — (in fiction and fantasy) a member of a race of small people.
- halfpipe — Alternative form of half-pipe.
- halftime — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halfwits — Plural form of halfwit.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- halliard — any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
- halligan — A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
- halloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- halolike — resembling a halo.
- halophil — Halobacterium.
- halutzim — a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
- hamartia — tragic flaw.
- hamewith — in a homewards manner
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- handbill — a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.