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8-letter words containing h, o, i

  • couching — a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath
  • coughing — the action of expelling air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal cords
  • coughlinCharles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
  • cowhides — Plural form of cowhide.
  • coyishly — in a coyish manner
  • crichton — James. 1560–82, Scottish scholar and writer, called the Admirable Crichton because of his talents
  • crossish — slightly cross; peevish
  • cushions — Plural form of cushion.
  • cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
  • deighton — Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match (1983–85)
  • demijohn — a large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles at the neck and encased in wickerwork
  • demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
  • demonish — Like or characterisic of a demon; demonic.
  • depolish — to remove the polish from (an object)
  • diadochi — the six Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi (321–281 bc)
  • diadochy — the replacement of one element in a crystal by another
  • diaphone — the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language
  • diaphony — a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
  • dichotic — relating to or involving the stimulation of each ear simultaneously by different sounds
  • dichroic — (of a solution or uniaxial crystal) exhibiting dichroism
  • dihedron — a figure formed by two intersecting planes.
  • diphonia — diplophonia.
  • dipthong — Obsolete spelling of diphthong.
  • dish out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
  • dish top — a circular table top upturned at the edge.
  • dishoard — to put previously withheld (money) into circulation
  • dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • dishorse — (archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
  • dishouse — to deprive of a home
  • disvouch — to dissociate oneself from
  • dobchick — Alternative form of dabchick.
  • dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
  • dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
  • dogeship — the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
  • dogfight — a violent fight between dogs.
  • dohickey — Alternative spelling of doohickey.
  • dohnanyiErnst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
  • dolichos — a genus of tropical vines
  • dolphins — Plural form of dolphin.
  • dong hai — East China Sea.
  • douching — Present participle of douche.
  • dowdyish — Like a dowdy; frumpy.
  • downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
  • drollish — somewhat droll
  • dropship — (science fiction, gaming) A flying transport that drops troops onto the battlefield.
  • echinoid — belonging or pertaining to the class Echinoidea, comprising mainly sea urchins and sand dollars.
  • econiche — niche (def 3).
  • eeyorish — Alternative capitalization of Eeyorish.
  • enchoric — Alternative form of enchorial.
  • enophile — A lover or appreciator of wine, see oenophile.
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