8-letter words containing n, o, h
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- jingoish — Jingoistic.
- job hunt — search for employment
- job-hunt — to seek employment; look for a job.
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
- john dee — John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and astrologer.
- john doe — an anonymous, average man.
- john hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- john hop — a policeman
- john iii — (Catelinus) died a.d. 574, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 561–574.
- john law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- john vii — died a.d. 707, Greek ecclesiastic: pope 705–707.
- john xii — (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964.
- john xiv — died a.d. 984, pope 983–984.
- john xix — died 1032, pope 1024–32.
- john xxi — (Petrus Hispanus) died 1277, Portuguese ecclesiastic: pope 1276–77.
- johnboat — a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff, used in shallow water.
- johnniac — (computer) A mainframe computer based on a design by John von Neuman built at the Institute for Advanced Study, USA. The Johnniac went live in 1953 and was decommissioned in 1966. Its memory consisted of 80 special "Selectron" vacuum tubes, each of which held 256 bits of data.
- johnnies — Plural form of johnny.
- johnsons — Plural form of johnson.
- johnston — Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- jonathan — a son of Saul and friend of David. I Sam. 18–20.
- junkshop — A shop selling miscellaneous items of questionable value.
- keeshond — one of a Dutch breed of small dogs having thick, silver-gray hair tipped with black and a tail carried over the back.
- khomeini — Ayatollah Ruhollah [roo-hoh-luh;; Persian roo-haw-lah] /ruˈhoʊ lə;; Persian ˌru hɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1900?–89, Islamic leader of Iran 1979–89.
- kienholz — Edward, 1927–1994, U.S. painter.
- kinboshi — (sumo) an honour awarded to a rikishi of maegashira rank upon beating a yokozuna.
- kingchow — former name of Jiangling.
- kinghood — the state of being king; kingship.
- kneehole — an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- knothole — a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.
- know-how — the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
- kohinoor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- krumhorn — crumhorn.
- lahontan — Lake, an Ice Age lake in W Nevada and NE California, about 8600 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km): remnants include Carson Sink, Pyramid Lake.
- lanthorn — lantern.
- latch on — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lewisohn — Ludwig [luhd-wig] /ˈlʌd wɪg/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1955, U.S. novelist and critic, born in Germany.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- light on — to get down or descend, as from a horse or a vehicle.
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.