8-letter words containing m, o, h
- demijohn — a large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles at the neck and encased in wickerwork
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- demonish — Like or characterisic of a demon; demonic.
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- downhome — Alternative form of down-home.
- dramshop — bar; barroom; saloon.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- dumbshow — Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- ecomorph — A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment.
- ethmoids — Plural form of ethmoid.
- ethnonym — The name of an ethnic group.
- ethogram — a description of an animal's behaviour
- exotherm — (chemistry) Any exothermic compound.
- falmouth — a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.
- fathomed — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- fishworm — an earthworm.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- fox moth — a coppery-brown European eggar moth, Macrothylacia rubi, whose black-and-yellow woolly larvae are commonly found on heather and bramble
- gemshorn — a type of horn with carved tone holes, traditionally made from the horn of the chamois
- geotherm — a line or surface within or on the earth connecting points of equal temperature
- gomashta — (India,now,historical) A native Indian clerk or steward.
- gomorrah — Also, Douay Bible, Gomorrha. an ancient city destroyed, with Sodom, because of its wickedness. Gen. 19:24, 25.
- goombahs — Plural form of goombah.
- gumphion — a funeral banner
- gumshoed — Simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe.
- gumshoes — Plural form of gumshoe.
- gym shoe — a lightweight canvas shoe with a rubber sole; sneaker.
- haemato- — indicating blood
- hairworm — any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.
- halfmoon — the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- halloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- haloform — A compound derived from methane by substituting three hydrogen atoms for halogen atoms, e.g., chloroform.
- hamerkop — Alternative spelling of hammerkop.
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- hammocks — Plural form of hammock.
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- harmonia — the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harmosty — the office of a harmost
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- headroom — Nautical. the clear space between two decks.
- hebdomad — the number seven.
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- hedonism — the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
- hegemony — leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.