8-letter words containing l, h, e
- burghley — William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 1520–98, English statesman: chief adviser to Elizabeth I; secretary of state (1558–72) and Lord High Treasurer (1572–98)
- burleigh — Burghley
- bushless — devoid of vegetation
- bushlike — resembling a bush
- bushline — an airline that flies over sparsely inhabited territory to serve isolated settlements.
- bushnell — David, 1742?–1824, U.S. inventor: pioneered in submarine construction.
- butthole — anus.
- cakehole — (slang) The mouth.
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- calathea — any plant of the S. American perennial genus Calathea, many species of which are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative variegated leaves, esp the zebra plant (C. zebrina), the leaves of which are purplish below and dark green with lighter stripes above: family Marantaceae
- caliches — Plural form of caliche.
- calzaghe — Joe. born 1972, Welsh boxer: won all 46 of his professional fights (1993–2008); world champion in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions
- camelish — similar to a camel
- cashable — Able to be converted into cash.
- cashless — Cashless payments are made using cards or electronic methods rather than physical money.
- catechol — a colourless crystalline phenol found in resins and lignins; 1,2-dihydroxybenzene. It is used as a photographic developer. Formula: C6H4(OH)2
- cathleen — a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.
- ceilidhs — Plural form of ceilidh.
- cellfish — using a mobile phone in a way that disregards the wishes of other people
- cephalad — towards the head or anterior part
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalo- — indicating the head
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- chackles — to chatter; jabber.
- chadless — (of a keypunch) not producing chads
- chaebols — Plural form of chaebol.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chalazae — Plural form of chalaza.
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaliced — (of plants) having cup-shaped flowers
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chalmers — Alexander, 1759–1834, Scottish biographer, editor, and journalist.
- chancels — Plural form of chancel.
- chandler — a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
- channels — Plural form of channel.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- chapless — lacking a lower jaw
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chartlet — a small chart indicating some special thing, as information relative to a radio navigational aid.