8-letter words containing i, n, t, h
- hindfoot — A rear foot.
- hindmost — furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hirrient — a trilled sound in speech or song
- histamin — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- histones — Plural form of histone.
- histrion — (obsolete) A stage actor.
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hitching — Present participle of hitch.
- hoactzin — hoatzin.
- hoe into — to eat (food) heartily
- hogtying — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- hoisting — to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- honestie — Archaic spelling of honesty.
- hop into — enter casually or spontaneously
- horatian — of or relating to Horace.
- hornists — Plural form of hornist.
- horntail — any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- hot line — a direct telecommunications link, as a telephone line or Teletype circuit, enabling immediate communication between heads of state in an international crisis: the hot line between Washington and Moscow.
- hot link — a link between two files, as between a spreadsheet and a document, such that a change in one effects a change in the other.
- hotliner — a person who speaks to callers on a telephone hot line.
- hotlines — Plural form of hotline.
- howdunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.
- huang ti — the legendary first emperor of China.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- hurtling — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- hustings — (before 1872) the temporary platform on which candidates for the British Parliament stood when nominated and from which they addressed the electors.
- hustling — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- hutching — Present participle of hutch.
- hutchins — Robert Maynard, 1899–1977, U.S. educator and college president.
- hyacinth — a female given name.
- hygenist — Alternative spelling of hygienist.
- hymnists — Plural form of hymnist.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- ianthina — Any of the family Janthinidae of violet snails.
- ianthine — having a violet colour
- ichnites — Plural form of ichnite.
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- in depth — extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- in dutch — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- in faith — indeed; really
- in haste — in a hurried way
- in short — having little length; not long.
- in sight — an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
- in sooth — in truth; truly
- in there — in or into that place