8-letter words containing h, o, t, a
- couchant — in a lying position
- dashpots — Plural form of dashpot.
- dogpatch — a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education: He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.
- dogwatch — Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
- dorothea — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- duathlon — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.
- ephorate — The office of an ephor; ephors collectively.
- eschalot — Archaic form of shallot.
- eschaton — The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.
- esthonia — Estonia
- ethanoic — (organic chemistry) IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-.
- ethanoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-
- ethiopia — country in East Africa
- ethogram — a description of an animal's behaviour
- falmouth — a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.
- fantoosh — pretentious; ostentatious
- fathomed — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- footbath — a bath for soothing or cleaning the feet.
- footpath — a path for people going on foot.
- fortrash — (abuse, language) /for'trash/ Hackerism for the Fortran language, referring to its primitive design, gross and irregular syntax, limited control constructs, and slippery, exception-filled semantics.
- franchot — a male given name, form of Francis.
- gnathion — Craniometry. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane.
- goatfish — any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- goatherd — a person who tends goats.
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- golgotha — a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
- goliaths — Plural form of goliath.
- gomashta — (India,now,historical) A native Indian clerk or steward.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- haemato- — indicating blood
- hagueton — acton.
- hailshot — small pellets of ammunition resembling hail when it is discharged and broadcast in all directions
- hakafoth — a ceremony on Simhath Torah and on other occasions in which members of a synagogue congregation carry Torah scrolls around the synagogue seven or more times.
- hakodate — a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- halakoth — Halakhah.
- halation — a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- 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.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- hard top — A hard top is a vehicle that has a permanent rigid roof.
- hardboot — a horse-racing enthusiast.