8-letter words containing h, o, t, e, r
- foreshot — The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled.
- forsythe — A descendent of Algol 60, intended to be as uniform and general as possible, while retaining the basic character of its progenitor. Forsythe features higher-order procedures and intersection types.
- fortieth — next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.
- frothery — an insubstantial thing; a triviality
- frothier — Comparative form of frothy.
- geotherm — a line or surface within or on the earth connecting points of equal temperature
- goatherd — a person who tends goats.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- hear out — listen to the end
- hectored — Simple past form of hector.
- hectorer — a person who bullies or hectors
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- heliport — a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- henroost — A place used by hens for roosting.
- hepworth — Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor.
- hereinto — into this place.
- hereunto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- heritors — Plural form of heritor.
- herstory — history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
- hertford — a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- hire out — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- hitherto — up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- hobrecht — Jacob [jey-kuh b;; Dutch yah-kawp] /ˈdʒeɪ kəb;; Dutch ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), Obrecht, Jacob.
- holsters — Plural form of holster.
- homeport — The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
- honester — Comparative form of honest.
- honewort — any plant of the genus Cryptotaenia, of the parsley family, especially C. canadensis, having clusters of small white flowers.
- hoopster — a basketball player.
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis
- horopter — a projection of the points in the visual field corresponding to the aggregate of points registering on the two retinas.
- hortense — a female given name.
- hosteler — a person who operates a hostel.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hostlers — Plural form of hostler.
- hot tear — a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.
- hot-wire — Slang. to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by short-circuiting the ignition.
- hotelier — a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- hotliner — a person who speaks to callers on a telephone hot line.
- hotwired — Simple past tense and past participle of hotwire.
- howitzer — a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench.
- hystero- — indicating the uterus
- inthrone — enthrone.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.