8-letter words containing n, o, h
- cohenite — a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- coherent — If something is coherent, it is well planned, so that it is clear and sensible and all its parts go well with each other.
- cohering — Present participle of cohere.
- cohesion — If there is cohesion within a society, organization, or group, the different members fit together well and form a united whole.
- coinhere — to inhere together
- colophon — a publisher's emblem on a book
- comanche — a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma
- conchate — conchiform
- conchies — Plural form of conchy.
- conching — Present participle of conch.
- conchita — a female given name.
- conchoid — a plane curve consisting of two branches situated about a line to which they are asymptotic, so that a line from a fixed point (the pole) intersecting both branches is of constant length between asymptote and either branch. Equation: (x – a)2(x2 + y2) = b2x2 where a is the distance between the pole and a vertical asymptote and b is the length of the constant segment
- conehead — a stupid person.
- connacht — a province and ancient kingdom of NW Republic of Ireland: consists of the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo. Pop: 464 296 (2002). Area: 17 122 sq km (6611 sq miles)
- coranach — Alternative form of coronach.
- cornhole — to have anal intercourse with.
- cornhusk — the outer protective covering of an ear of maize; the chaff
- corniche — a coastal road, esp one built into the face of a cliff
- cornmoth — a moth, Tinea granella, whose larvae feed on grain
- coronach — a dirge or lamentation for the dead
- cothurni — a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
- couchant — in a lying position
- couching — a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath
- coughing — the action of expelling air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal cords
- coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- counthry — Irish eye dialect spelling of country.
- cowhands — Plural form of cowhand.
- crichton — James. 1560–82, Scottish scholar and writer, called the Admirable Crichton because of his talents
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- cushions — Plural form of cushion.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- deerhorn — the horn of a deer
- dehorned — Simple past tense and past participle of dehorn.
- dehorner — A device for cutting the horns off an animal's head.
- deighton — Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match (1983–85)
- demijohn — a large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles at the neck and encased in wickerwork
- demonish — Like or characterisic of a demon; demonic.
- dethrone — If a king, queen, or other powerful person is dethroned, they are removed from their position of power.
- diaphone — the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language
- diaphony — a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
- dihedron — a figure formed by two intersecting planes.
- diphonia — diplophonia.
- dipthong — Obsolete spelling of diphthong.
- dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dockhand — a dockworker.
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- dolphins — Plural form of dolphin.
- dong hai — East China Sea.
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.