8-letter words containing s, h, o, r
- hormesis — Stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a toxin.
- hormones — 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.
- horndogs — Plural form of horndog.
- hornfels — a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism.
- hornists — Plural form of hornist.
- hornless — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- horsebox — A vehicle for transporting horses.
- horsecar — a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- horseman — a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- horsemen — Plural form of horseman.
- horsepox — a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.
- horseway — a bridleway
- hortense — a female given name.
- hospodar — a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldavia.
- hosteler — a person who operates a hostel.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hostlers — Plural form of hostler.
- hotspurs — Plural form of hotspur.
- hounders — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- hourlies — Plural form of hourly.
- humidors — Plural form of humidor.
- humoresk — humorous musical composition
- humorism — (medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
- humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- humorous — Archaic. moist; wet.
- hydroids — Plural form of hydroid.
- hydropsy — (formerly) edema.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hydrosol — a colloidal suspension in water.
- hyperons — Plural form of hyperon.
- hystero- — indicating the uterus
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- in short — having little length; not long.
- inkhorns — Plural form of inkhorn.
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- ishiguro — Kazuo [kah-zoo-oh,, kaz-oo-oh] /ˈkɑ zuˌoʊ,, ˈkæz uˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1954, English novelist, born in Japan.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorph — an organism that is isomorphic with another or others.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- jodhpurs — Also called Marwar. a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.
- koshered — Simple past tense and past participle of kosher.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.