8-letter words containing o, n, m, a
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- fan worm — feather-duster worm.
- flame on — (messaging, jargon) To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flamingo — any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- floorman — a floor manager.
- foilsman — a person who fences with a foil.
- fomorian — one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foremean — to intend in advance
- forename — a name that precedes the family name or surname; first name.
- formalin — a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- formants — Plural form of formant.
- formosan — of or relating the languages spoken by the indigenous Taiwanese peoples
- frontman — a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
- gambeson — a quilted garment worn under mail.
- gambroon — a type of twilled linen cloth, often used for lining clothes
- gammoned — Simple past tense and past participle of gammon.
- garamond — a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- genogram — a graphic representation of the personalities and interplay of generations within a family, used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior; a psychological family tree.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- germano- — German, German and
- glamazon — A glamorous, powerfully assertive woman.
- gloaming — twilight; dusk.
- gloveman — fielder.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- goadsman — a person who uses a goad
- god-damn — the utterance of “goddamn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- gondomar — Diego Sarmiento de Acuña [dye-gaw sahr-myen-taw th e ah-koo-nyah] /ˈdyɛ gɔ sɑrˈmyɛn tɔ ðɛ ɑˈku nyɑ/ (Show IPA), Count of, 1567–1626, Spanish diplomat.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gownsman — a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.
- grandmom — (US) Grandmother.
- gunwoman — A female gunman.
- halfmoon — the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- harmonia — the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- himation — a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
- hoastman — a member of a former guild of tradesmen responsible for loading and shipping coal in Newcastle upon Tyne
- 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
- holy man — priest, spiritual leader
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- homeland — one's native land.
- hoop-man — a basketball player.
- 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.