8-letter words containing o, n, h, a
- hoffmann — E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus) (Wilhelm) [ernst tey-aw-dohr ah-mah-dey-oo s vil-helm] /ɛrnst ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- holy man — priest, spiritual leader
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- homeland — one's native land.
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honorand — the recipient of an honor, especially an honorary university degree.
- honorary — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- hoop-man — a basketball player.
- horatian — of or relating to Horace.
- hormonal — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- horn-mad — furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- hornbeam — any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
- horntail — any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- horseman — a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- hosannas — Plural form of hosanna.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- hov lane — a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- hwang ho — Older Spelling. Huang He.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- infobahn — information superhighway.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
- john hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- john law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- 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.
- jonathan — a son of Saul and friend of David. I Sam. 18–20.
- knobhead — a stupid person