8-letter words containing s, h, o, e
- helistop — a heliport.
- hellions — Plural form of hellion.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- hemostat — an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- 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.
- heptoses — Plural form of heptose.
- herisson — A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- heritors — Plural form of heritor.
- herodias — the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist.
- heroines — Plural form of heroine.
- heroship — The character or personality of a hero.
- herstory — history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.
- hideouts — Plural form of hideout.
- hipbones — Plural form of hipbone.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- histones — Plural form of histone.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- hoarders — Plural form of hoarder.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- hoecakes — Plural form of hoecake.
- hoedowns — Plural form of hoedown.
- hogshead — a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- hokiness — The state or condition of being hoky.
- holdless — (climbing) Without holds (footholds and handholds).
- hole saw — crown saw.
- holeless — without a hole or without any holes
- holiness — the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- holsters — Plural form of holster.
- holy see — Roman Catholic Church. the see of Rome; the office or jurisdiction of the pope.
- holyness — Alternative spelling of holiness.
- homeboys — Plural form of homeboy.
- homeless — without a home: a homeless child.
- homeosis — The replacement of part of one segment of an insect or other segmented animal by a structure characteristic of a different segment, especially through mutation.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homesite — a plot of land for a home.
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.