8-letter words containing n, o, s, h
- hypnoses — the ancient Greek god of sleep.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- hyponyms — Plural form of hyponym.
- in holes — so worn as to be full of holes
- in short — having little length; not long.
- in sooth — in truth; truly
- in-house — company: internal
- inhesion — the state or fact of inhering; inherence.
- inkhorns — Plural form of inkhorn.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- jingoish — Jingoistic.
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
- johnnies — Plural form of johnny.
- johnsons — Plural form of johnson.
- johnston — Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- 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.
- kinboshi — (sumo) an honour awarded to a rikishi of maegashira rank upon beating a yokozuna.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- 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
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- longshot — Alternative spelling of long shot.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- manholes — Plural form of manhole.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monkfish — angler (def 3).
- moonfish — Also called horsefish, horsehead. any of several silvery marine fishes of the genus Selene, having a very compressed body and inhabiting shallow coastal waters.
- moonshee — a native interpreter or language instructor.
- moonship — a lunar module
- moonshot — the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
- muishond — A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- nephrons — Plural form of nephron.
- newhouse — Samuel I(rving) 1895–1979, U.S. publisher.
- newshole — Alternative form of news hole.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nohowish — lacking distinctiveness