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
- coughlin — Charles 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.
- dohnanyi — Ernst 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.