8-letter words containing h, o, a
- hot tear — a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.
- hot-draw — Metalworking. to draw (wire, tubing, etc.) at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- hotheads — Plural form of hothead.
- hotplate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- hov lane — a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
- hovawart — a medium-sized strongly-built dog of a breed with a long thick coat, a thick tuft of hair round the neck, and a long bushy tail
- hovercar — A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground.
- how far? — to what extent, distance, or degree?
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- huaquero — the Spanish name for a tomb or grave robber
- huaracho — huarache.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- hwang ho — Older Spelling. Huang He.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hydatoid — watery; resembling water; transparent
- hydrator — something that hydrates.
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- hydropac — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydrozoa — (biology) a large group of marine animals, of the class Hydrozoa, whose life cycles contain a sexual and asexual stage.
- hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypogamy — Act or practice of seeking a spouse of lower socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself.
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- infobahn — information superhighway.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- isobaths — Plural form of isobath.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- jatropha — Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
- jehoiada — a priest of Judah who led the revolt against Athalia. II Kings 11:1–16.
- jiaozhou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.