8-letter words containing h, o, a
- shortarm — (of a punch) with the arm bent
- shotokan — a popular system of karate based on the principles of Bushido and Zen
- show bag — a bag containing samples, promotional material, etc, given out at trade fairs and other such events
- show day — (in Australia) a public holiday in a state on the date of its annual agricultural and industrial show
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- showboat — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- slapshot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- so what! — what importance does that have?
- soapdish — a shallow container for a bar of soap, used in a bathroom
- soapfish — any of several serranid fishes of the genus Rypticus, producing a body mucus that gives the skin a soapy quality, as R. saponaceus, inhabiting shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- soda ash — sodium carbonate (def 1).
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- soft hat — a hat made from soft rather than stiff and structured materials
- softhead — a half-witted or silly person
- somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
- soothsay — to foretell events; predict.
- sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- spathose — spathaceous.
- staghorn — a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stomachs — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- stomachy — paunchy; having a prominent stomach.
- stoneham — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- swagshop — a shop selling cheap goods
- tabouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tacahout — an abnormal outgrowth on a tamarisk plant
- taizhong — Taichung.
- tally-ho — the cry of a participant at a hunt to encourage the hounds when the quarry is sighted
- tamworth — a city in E Australia.
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- tarboosh — a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.
- tea shop — a tearoom.
- teahouse — a restaurant or other establishment, especially in the Far East, where tea and refreshments are served.
- thalloid — resembling or consisting of a thallus.
- thallous — containing univalent thallium.
- thanato- — death
- thanatos — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- thanedom — something that belongs to or lies within the jurisdiction of a thane
- thankyou — If you refer to something as a thankyou for what someone has done for you, you mean that it is intended as a way of thanking them.
- thaw out — defreeze
- the atom — nuclear energy
- the goat — the constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac
- the oaks — a horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779: one of the classics of English flat racing
- the oval — a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth