8-letter words containing h, o, i
- holliger — Heinz (haints). born 1939, Swiss oboist and composer
- holloing — Present participle of hollo.
- hololith — a ring made from a single piece of stone.
- holoptic — of, relating to, or having eyes that meet at the top of the head
- holozoic — feeding on solid food particles in the manner of most animals.
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- holy oil — consecrated oil; chrism.
- holytide — a time of religious observances.
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- homaloid — a geometrical plane, a flat surface or space
- homebird — a person who is reluctant to leave their hometown or their childhood home, or who returns after a period of living away
- homegirl — a girl or woman from the same locality as oneself.
- homelier — Comparative form of homely.
- homelike — like or suggestive of home; familiar; warmly comfortable.
- homelily — in a homely manner
- homeosis — The replacement of part of one segment of an insect or other segmented animal by a structure characteristic of a different segment, especially through mutation.
- homeotic — Of or pertaining to homeosis.
- homering — Present participle of homer.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homesite — a plot of land for a home.
- hometime — The time when pupils go home at the end of the school day.
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- homilies — Plural form of homily.
- homilist — a person who writes or delivers homilies.
- hominess — comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike: a homey little inn.
- hominids — any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans) and all their immediate ancestors.
- hominine — resembling or characteristic of humans.
- hominins — Plural form of hominin.
- hominize — to make something characteristically human or suitable for humans
- hominoid — Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.
- honestie — Archaic spelling of honesty.
- honeying — Present participle of honey.
- honoring — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- honorius — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- hoochies — a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- hoodlike — Resembling a hood.
- hoodwink — to deceive or trick.
- hook-tip — any of several moths of the genus Daepana, characterized by the hooked point on each forewing
- hooklike — Resembling a hook.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- hooplike — Resembling a hoop.
- hop into — enter casually or spontaneously
- hopfield — a field in which hops are grown
- hopingly — in a hopeful manner
- hoplites — Plural form of hoplite.
- horatian — of or relating to Horace.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- horizons — Plural form of horizon.
- hormesis — Stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a toxin.
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis