8-letter words containing h, u, d
- handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- handfull — Archaic form of handful.
- handfuls — Plural form of handful.
- handguns — Plural form of handgun.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handsful — Plural form of handful.
- hard put — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hard-put — hard (def 57).
- hari rud — a river in NW Afghanistan, NE Iran, and S Turkmenistan, flowing W and then N to the Kara Kum desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- haunched — the hip.
- head out — leave, start a journey
- headbutt — A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.
- headfuck — an experience that is wildly exciting or impressive
- headhunt — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- hebetude — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- heedfull — Archaic form of heedful.
- hiccuped — Simple past tense and past participle of hiccup.
- hide out — British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hide-out — a hiding place, as for gangsters
- hideouts — Plural form of hideout.
- hinduism — the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
- hinduize — to convert to or bring under the influence of Hinduism.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hold out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold-out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdouts — Plural form of holdout.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- 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.
- honoured — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- hoodlums — Plural form of hoodlum.
- 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.
- howdunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.
- huddlers — Plural form of huddler.
- huddling — Present participle of huddle.
- huidobro — Vicente [bee-sen-te] /biˈsɛn tɛ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1948, Chilean poet.
- hum-drum — lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- humboldt — Friedrich Heinrich Alexander [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈfri drɪx ˈhaɪn rɪx ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
- humidify — to make humid.
- humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
- humidors — Plural form of humidor.
- humified — transformed into humus.
- humoured — Simple past tense and past participle of humour.
- hump day — Wednesday