8-letter words containing h, o, n, u
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- henhouse — a shelter for poultry.
- hereunto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- home run — Baseball. a hit that enables a batter, without the aid of a fielding error, to score a run by making a nonstop circuit of the bases.
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honeybun — A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
- honeyful — full of honey
- honolulu — a state of the United States comprising the N Pacific islands of Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 6424 sq. mi. (16,715 sq. km). Capital: Honolulu. Abbreviation: HI (for use with zip code), Haw.
- honorius — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- honorous — Honorable, honourable.
- honoured — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- honouree — One who receives an honour or award.
- hornpout — horned pout.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- houghing — Scot. hock1 (defs 1, 2).
- houghton — Henry Oscar, 1823–95, U.S. publisher.
- hounders — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- hounding — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- hounslow — a borough of Greater London, England.
- hourlong — lasting an hour: an hourlong interview.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- housemen — Plural form of houseman.
- housings — Plural form of housing.
- housling — the growing of the climbing stem of the hop into a dense mass at the top of the poles which support it
- howdunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- hueytown — a town in central Alabama.
- huguenot — a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.
- hum tone — a note produced by a bell when struck, lying an octave or (in many English bells) a sixth or seventh below the strike tone
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- hungover — hung (def 3).
- hunt box — a hunting lodge or house near or in a hunting area for use during the hunting season.
- hunt out — track down, locate
- hurcheon — a hedgehog.
- in touch — If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
- in-house — company: internal
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- job hunt — search for employment