8-letter words containing h, o, l, i, s
- homilist — a person who writes or delivers homilies.
- hoplites — Plural form of hoplite.
- hoselike — resembling a hose
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hostiles — Plural form of hostile.
- hotlines — Plural form of hotline.
- hotlists — Plural form of hotlist.
- hourlies — Plural form of hourly.
- housling — the growing of the climbing stem of the hop into a dense mass at the top of the poles which support it
- howlings — Plural form of howling.
- in holes — so worn as to be full of holes
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- isopleth — a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- laoighis — a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- lewisohn — Ludwig [luhd-wig] /ˈlʌd wɪg/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1955, U.S. novelist and critic, born in Germany.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lithosol — a group of shallow soils lacking well-defined horizons, especially an entisol consisting of partially weathered rock fragments, usually on steep slopes.
- log ship — log chip.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- loveship — The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- modishly — In a modish manner.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- novelish — (esp of a name or a person) characteristic of a novel; having qualities like those of a character or scene in a novel; fanciful; romantic
- oafishly — In an oafish manner.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- otoliths — Plural form of otolith.
- owlishly — resembling or characteristic of an owl: His thick glasses give him an owlish appearance.
- physiol. — physiological
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- polglish — informal Polish containing a high proportion of words of English origin
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- 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.
- 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.
- shillong — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shloshim — the period of thirty days' deep mourning following a death
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- 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.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shoplift — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.