8-letter words containing m, a, h
- chinaman — a native or inhabitant of China
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- chloasma — the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives
- chloroma — A myeloid sarcoma.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- chorioma — any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chromate — any salt or ester of chromic acid. Simple chromate salts contain the divalent ion, CrO42–, and are orange
- chummage — (formerly) a fee paid by a prisoner for sole occupancy of a cell
- coachman — A coachman was a man who drove a coach that was pulled by horses.
- coachmen — Plural form of coachman.
- comanche — a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma
- combahee — a river in S South Carolina, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- compathy — feelings, as happiness or grief, shared with another or others.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- dagenham — part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: engineering and chemicals
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- damanhur — a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)
- damehood — The fact or condition of being a dame.
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- demarche — move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- drachmas — Plural form of drachma.
- drammach — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- dramshop — bar; barroom; saloon.
- drumhead — the membrane stretched upon a drum.
- dumbhead — blockhead.
- dutchman — a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
- dzhambul — a city in S Kazakhstan, NE of Chimkent.
- earthman — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- earthmen — Plural form of earthman.
- east ham — a former borough, now part of Newham, in SE England, near London.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- empathic — Showing or expressing empathy.
- emphases — Plural form of emphasis.
- emphasis — Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
- emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
- enanthem — (pathology) A lesion of the mucous membrane (especially of the mouth).
- ephemera — Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
- epithema — a horny outgrowth on the beaks of birds
- erythema — Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.
- esh sham — the capital of Syria, in the southwest: reputedly the oldest city in the world, having been inhabited continuously since before 2000 bc Pop: 2 317 000 (2005 est)
- ethogram — a description of an animal's behaviour
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- exanthem — A widespread rash usually occurring in children.