8-letter words containing o, n, h
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- long hop — a short-pitched ball, which can easily be hit
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- longhorn — any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees.
- 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).
- lunchbox — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- macmahon — Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice [ma-ree ed-mey pa-trees moh-rees] /maˈri ˈɛd meɪ paˈtris moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), Count de (Duke of Magenta) 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.
- maconchy — Dame Elizabeth, married name Elizabeth LeFanu. 1907–94, British composer of Irish parentage; noted esp for her chamber music, which includes 13 string quartets and Romanza (1980) for viola and ensemble
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- mahogany — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- man-hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- 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
- manwhore — (slang) A man who sells his body for money; a male prostitute.
- maranhao — a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). Capital: São Luiz.
- marathon — a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- methadon — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- midmonth — the middle of the month
- molehunt — a hunt for moles
- monachal — of or relating to monks or their life; monastic.
- monaghan — a county in the NE Republic of Ireland. 498 sq. mi. (1290 sq. km). County seat: Monaghan.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monkfish — angler (def 3).
- monkhood — the condition or profession of a monk.
- monmouth — James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- monoheme — (biochemistry) A single heme group in a hemoprotein.
- monohull — (of a vessel) having a single hull.
- monolith — an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- monomyth — (mythology) a cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.
- monteith — a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- 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.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.