8-letter words containing h, i, l, o
- molehill — a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by a mole or moles burrowing under the ground.
- monolith — an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- mothlike — Resembling a moth or some aspect of one.
- mouthily — in a mouthy or bombastic manner
- multihop — (networking) Proceeding in multiple hops.
- myophily — pollination of plants by flies
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nightowl — a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.
- novelish — (esp of a name or a person) characteristic of a novel; having qualities like those of a character or scene in a novel; fanciful; romantic
- oafishly — In an oafish manner.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- oilcloth — a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- oiltight — constructed to be impervious to oil: an oiltight bulkhead.
- oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- orichalc — a yellow alloy derived from gold or copper
- othoniel — Othniel.
- otoliths — Plural form of otolith.
- outwhirl — to surpass at whirling
- owlishly — resembling or characteristic of an owl: His thick glasses give him an owlish appearance.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- phalloid — having the form of or bearing a similarity to a penis
- phelloid — having a resemblance to cork
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- philemon — an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- philomel — the nightingale.
- philomot — having the same colour as that of a dead leaf
- phleboid — pertaining to or resembling a vein.
- phylloid — leaflike.
- physiol. — physiological
- pie-hole — a person's mouth
- pin-hole — a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- polglish — informal Polish containing a high proportion of words of English origin
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- regolith — mantle rock.
- reinhold — a male given name.
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- rheophil — (of organisms) liking flowing water
- rhopalic — (of poetry) in which each successive word has one more syllable than the word before
- rhyolite — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- rolliche — roulade (def 2).
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.
- selihoth — (used with a plural verb) liturgical prayers serving as expressions of repentance and pleas for God's forgiveness, recited by Jews during the period, usually beginning the preceding week, before Rosh Hashanah, during the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on fast days.
- shillong — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.