8-letter words containing h, o, i
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- rhodanic — of or relating to thiocyanic acid
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhomboid — an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
- 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.
- richmond — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- right on — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right-on — exactly right or to the point.
- roaching — Nautical. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
- rockfish — any of various fishes found about rocks.
- rolliche — roulade (def 2).
- rose hip — hip2 .
- rosefish — redfish (def 1).
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- roth ira — A Roth IRA is a kind of retirement account where contributions are made with taxed money, and distributions are tax-free.
- rough it — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- roughish — rather rough: a roughish sea.
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- rowdyish — like or characteristic of a rowdy.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- schizoid — Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- schizont — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
- 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.
- scomfish — to stifle
- scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- 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.
- semihobo — a person looking almost like a hobo
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- shaoxing — a city in NE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- sheikdom — the land or territory under the control of a sheik.
- shillong — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- shinbone — the tibia.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shipworm — any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ship, wharves, etc.
- shit-hot — very good
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shitwork — bad work; tedious, badly-paid work
- shizuoka — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Suruga Bay.
- shkotzim — a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a boy or man who is not Jewish.
- shloshim — the period of thirty days' deep mourning following a death
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shoddily — of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
- shoebill — a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe.
- shogging — to shake; jolt.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.