8-letter words containing o, n, h
- handwork — work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
- hanepoot — a variety of muscat grape used as a dessert fruit and in making wine
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang-dog — browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
- hangchow — Older Spelling. Hangzhou.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- hannover — a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- hard-won — If you describe something that someone has gained or achieved as hard-won, you mean that they worked hard to gain or achieve it.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- harmonia — the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- harrison — Benjamin, 1726?–91, American political leader (father of William Henry Harrison).
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- hawknose — a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
- hawthorn — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns, certain North American species of which have white or pink blossoms and bright-colored fruits and are cultivated in hedges.
- hazleton — a city in E Pennsylvania.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- headnote — a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- heavy on — using large quantities of
- 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.
- hegemony — leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- hellions — Plural form of hellion.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hencoops — Plural form of hencoop.
- henhouse — a shelter for poultry.
- henroost — A place used by hens for roosting.
- henryson — Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne
- henslowe — Philip, died 1616, English theater manager.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hereinto — into this place.
- hereunto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- herisson — A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- hermione — the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- herodian — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- heroines — Plural form of heroine.
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hexomino — (geometry) A polyomino made up of six squares.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.