8-letter words containing n, i, h, l
- coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- delphine — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
- denglish — a variety of German containing a high proportion of English words
- diphenyl — biphenyl.
- dolphins — Plural form of dolphin.
- downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
- dunghill — a heap of dung.
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer
- elenchic — elenctic
- enlights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlight.
- enophile — A lover or appreciator of wine, see oenophile.
- enshield — to protect
- enthrill — (transitive) To pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- exhaling — Present participle of exhale.
- falchion — a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
- fanlight — a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
- felching — Present participle of felch.
- fellahin — a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.
- filching — to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- fishline — a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- flincher — One who flinches.
- flinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch.
- flushing — a flushed bird or flock of birds.
- gluhwein — mulled wine
- hackling — Present participle of hackle.
- haffling — Present participle of haffle.
- haggling — Present participle of haggle.
- hairline — a very slender line.
- halafian — of or belonging to the Neolithic culture chiefly of northern Syria, dating to the fifth millennium b.c. and characterized by adobe dwellings and polychrome pottery decorated with animal designs and geometric patterns.
- halation — a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- halfling — (in fiction and fantasy) a member of a race of small people.
- halligan — A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- handbill — a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.
- handlike — Resembling a hand.
- handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- handlist — a list, as of the contents of a collection, containing few details
- handmill — A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power; a quern.
- handrail — a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc.
- hangnail — a small piece of partly detached skin at the side or base of the fingernail.
- hannibal — 247–183 b.c, Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy (son of Hamilcar Barca).
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- harmalin — chemical derived from harmala
- hartline — Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.