8-letter words containing n, a, t, u
- hand-out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- haunting — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- hauriant — (of a fish) represented as erect, with the head upward: a dolphin hauriant.
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- hazelnut — the nut of the hazel; filbert.
- hazlenut — Misspelling of hazelnut.
- headhunt — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heat gun — a handheld device that produces a flameless stream of extremely hot air, as for rapid drying or for softening paint for removal.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- 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.
- huntable — capable of being hunted
- huntaway — a sheep dog.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- in a rut — stuck in routine
- inartful — Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; impolitic; ill-phrased; inexpedient; clumsy.
- inaurate — gilded or gleaming as if gilded
- incubate — to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- insulant — an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insurant — a person who takes out an insurance policy.
- intubate — to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).
- inundant — flooding or overflowing.
- inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- jauntier — Comparative form of jaunty.
- jauntily — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jaunting — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- jubilant — showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
- junk art — sculptural assemblage constructed from discarded materials, as glass, scrap metal, plastic, and wood.
- juration — an act of taking or administering an oath.
- katmandu — a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- kwantung — Older Spelling. Guandong.
- landshut — a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria: Trausnitz castle (13th century); manufacturing centre for machinery and chemicals. Pop: 60 282 (2003 est)
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- luminant — That illuminates; luminous.