8-letter words containing h, i
- ashiness — the condition of being like ash in colour or texture or of containing or being coated with ash
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- at night — If it is a particular time at night, it is during the time when it is dark and is before midnight.
- at sight — as soon as seen
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- athaliah — a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and usurper of the throne of Judah, reigned 842–837 b.c. II Kings 11:1–3.
- atheists — Plural form of atheist.
- atheling — (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties
- athenian — a native or inhabitant of Athens
- atherine — any of several small fish of the genus Atherina
- athetize — to reject as not genuine
- athetoid — (symptom) characterised by athetosis.
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- athonite — of or relating to Mount Athos.
- atrichia — congenital absence or loss of hair.
- atrophia — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- availeth — Archaic third-person singular form of avail.
- ayrshire — a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- babiches — Plural form of babiche.
- bacchiac — of, containing, or consisting of bacchii
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- baha'ísm — a modern religion, developed originally in Iran from Babism, that stresses principles of universal brotherhood, social equality, etc.
- baha'íst — relating to the Baha'í Faith
- bahamian — Bahamian means belonging or relating to the Bahamas or to its people or culture.
- bahookie — the buttocks
- bahraini — of or relating to Bahrain
- bairnish — childish
- baitfish — any small fish used as bait for larger fish
- bakshish — a tip, present, or gratuity.
- bandfish — a Mediterranean fish with an elongated body
- bandhani — A style of tie-dyeing practised in parts of India.
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish.
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- barthian — of or relating to Karl Barth, or his ideas
- bas-rhin — a department of NE France in Alsace region. Capital: Strasbourg. Pop: 1 052 698 (2003 est). Area: 4793 sq km (1869 sq miles)
- base hit — a play in which the batter hits a fair ball and gets on base without benefit of an opponent's error and without forcing out a runner already on base
- bashings — Plural form of bashing.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.