8-letter words containing s, l, o, h
- kuleshov — Lev (Vladimirovich) [lef vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian lyef vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /lɛf ˌvlæd əˈmɪər ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɛf vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1970, Soviet film director.
- laoighis — a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- lekythos — an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
- lewisohn — Ludwig [luhd-wig] /ˈlʌd wɪg/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1955, U.S. novelist and critic, born in Germany.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lithosol — a group of shallow soils lacking well-defined horizons, especially an entisol consisting of partially weathered rock fragments, usually on steep slopes.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- log ship — log chip.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- longshot — Alternative spelling of long shot.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- loveship — The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
- lugholes — Plural form of lughole.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- manholes — Plural form of manhole.
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- mashloch — (Scotland, obsolete) A type of low-quality bread made from flour and other grains.
- masoolah — an Indian surfboat with many oars
- modishly — In a modish manner.
- mohallas — Plural form of mohalla.
- mulhouse — a city in E France, near the Rhine.
- newshole — Alternative form of news hole.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nosehole — A nostril.
- novelish — (esp of a name or a person) characteristic of a novel; having qualities like those of a character or scene in a novel; fanciful; romantic
- oafishly — In an oafish manner.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- old shoe — a person or thing that is comfortably familiar and unpretentious: Uncle Will is a lovable old shoe.
- old-shoe — a person or thing that is comfortably familiar and unpretentious: Uncle Will is a lovable old shoe.
- olynthus — an ancient city in NE Greece, on the Chalcidice Peninsula.
- omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
- on-shelf — On-shelf goods are available now and displayed for sale.
- opheltes — the son of King Lycurgus of Nemea who was killed in infancy by a serpent and in whose memory the Nemean games were held.
- otoliths — Plural form of otolith.
- outblush — to blush more than or to exceed in rosy colour
- outflash — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- outflush — a burst of emotion
- outhauls — Plural form of outhaul.
- overlush — excessively lush
- owlishly — resembling or characteristic of an owl: His thick glasses give him an owlish appearance.
- pesthole — a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease.
- physiol. — physiological
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- polglish — informal Polish containing a high proportion of words of English origin
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.