8-letter words containing o, d, s, n
- handoffs — Plural form of handoff, alternative form of 'hand-off'.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hands on — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hands-on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- hedonism — the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
- hedonist — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hindmost — furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.
- hoedowns — Plural form of hoedown.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- hominids — any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans) and all their immediate ancestors.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- horndogs — Plural form of horndog.
- hounders — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- idoneous — appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- impounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- inbounds — Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
- inclosed — enclose.
- indigoes — Plural form of indigo.
- indorsed — Simple past tense and past participle of indorse.
- indorsee — a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
- indorser — Alternative form of endorser.
- indorses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indorse.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iodopsin — a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- ironside — ("Ironside") a.d. c980–1016, English king 1016: defeated by Canute.
- isodicon — (in the Greek Orthodox Church) a short anthem performed while the Gospel is being carried into a church
- isodomon — (in Greek history) masonry formed of uniform blocks, with courses of equal height
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- joinders — Plural form of joinder.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- keeshond — one of a Dutch breed of small dogs having thick, silver-gray hair tipped with black and a tail carried over the back.
- kingdoms — Plural form of kingdom.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- lesioned — an injury; hurt; wound.
- lessoned — Simple past tense and past participle of lesson.
- letdowns — Plural form of letdown.
- lionised — Simple past tense and past participle of lionise.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- lodgings — accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent: to furnish board and lodging.
- loosened — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- loudness — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- lowlands — land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.