8-letter words containing o, l, d, h
- goldrush — Alternative spelling of gold rush.
- hailwood — Mike, full name Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood. 1940–81, English racing motorcyclist: world champion (250 cc.) 1961 and 1966–67; (350 cc.) 1966–67; and (500 cc.) 1962–65
- half-rod — a unit of length equal to 2.75 yards or 8.25 feet (2.52 meters).
- halfword — (computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- hallooed — Simple past tense and past participle of halloo.
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
- hand log — chip log.
- handhold — a grip with the hand or hands.
- handload — to load (cartridges or other ammunition) by hand.
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- handroll — a Japanese dish consisting of a large cone of dried seaweed filled with cold rice and other ingredients, eaten with the fingers rather than chopsticks
- haploidy — (genetics) The state of being haploid.
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- harold i — ("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035–40 (son of Canute).
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- heliodor — a clear yellow variety of beryl used as a gemstone.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hodology — The study of pathways.
- hog wild — highly excited; without moderation or restraint
- hog-wild — wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited.
- hold 'em — a form of poker in which each player is dealt two cards face down and then makes the best five-card hand by combining these with three of five communal cards that are dealt to the center of the table.
- hold for — to apply or be relevant to
- hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold-out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdalls — Plural form of holdall.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- holddown — a clamp for holding a metal piece, as a sheet being deep-drawn, to prevent distortion or movement.
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- holdless — (climbing) Without holds (footholds and handholds).
- holdouts — Plural form of holdout.
- holdover — a person or thing remaining from a former period.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- hollered — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- holliday — Judith Tuvim ("Judy") 1921–65, U.S. comic actress.
- hollowed — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
- holy day — a consecrated day or religious festival, especially one other than Sunday.
- holyhead — a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.
- holyrood — the cross on which Jesus died.
- holytide — a time of religious observances.