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8-letter words containing o, n, h

  • bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
  • bone ash — the residue obtained when bones are burned in air, consisting mainly of calcium phosphate. It is used as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of bone china
  • bonefish — a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae
  • bonehead — a stupid or obstinate person
  • bonhomie — Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness.
  • bornholm — an island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden: administratively part of Denmark. Chief town: Rønne. Pop: 43 956 (2003 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
  • bosthoon — a boor
  • botching — to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
  • bothyman — a person who lives in a bothy
  • boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
  • bow hand — the hand that holds the bow in archery or in playing a violin, cello, etc.
  • boxthorn — matrimony vine
  • brighton — a coastal resort in S England, in Brighton and Hove unitary authority, East Sussex: patronized by the Prince Regent, who had the Royal Pavilion built (1782); seat of the University of Sussex (1966) and the University of Brighton (1992). Pop: 134 293 (2001)
  • bronchia — the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
  • broncho- — indicating or relating to the bronchi
  • bronchus — either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls
  • brownish — Something that is brownish is slightly brown in colour.
  • brush-on — fit to be applied with a brush: a brush-on paint remover.
  • buckhorn — horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc
  • bullhorn — A bullhorn is a device for making your voice sound louder in the open air.
  • bunghole — a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
  • cabochon — a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted
  • camphone — a combined mobile phone and digital camera
  • canephor — a sculpted figure carrying a basket on his or her head
  • canthook — a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs
  • carphone — a telephone that operates by cellular radio for use in a car
  • catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
  • cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
  • cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
  • chaconne — a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass
  • chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
  • chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
  • chamfron — a piece of armour for a horse's head
  • chamonix — a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9514 (2006)
  • champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
  • chanfron — a piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
  • changkol — A type of hoe.
  • chansons — Plural form of chanson.
  • chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
  • charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
  • charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
  • charneco — a type of sweet wine originating from Portugal
  • charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
  • chaudron — (obsolete) entrails.
  • chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
  • chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
  • chawdron — the entrails of an animal
  • cheat on — If someone cheats on their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with another person.
  • check on — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
  • cheer on — When you cheer someone on, you shout loudly in order to encourage them, for example when they are taking part in a game.
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