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8-letter words containing t, h, y

  • hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
  • hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
  • haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
  • haystack — a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
  • hayworthRita (Margarita Carmen Cansino) 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.
  • headstay — (on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit.
  • heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.
  • heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
  • heathery — of or like heather.
  • heavyset — having a large body build.
  • hecticly — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
  • hectorly — in the manner of a hector
  • helicity — Helical character, especially of DNA.
  • hemocyte — a blood cell.
  • heredity — the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
  • hermitry — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
  • 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).
  • hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
  • hitchily — with hitches or in a hitchy or jerky manner
  • hobbyist — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
  • hogtying — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
  • hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
  • holiatry — holism (def 2).
  • holotype — the type specimen used in the original description of a species.
  • holytide — a time of religious observances.
  • homestay — housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler: Foreign-exchange students can choose between a homestay or campus dormitory.
  • homotony — the condition of being homotonic
  • homotopy — the relation that exists between two mappings in a topological space if one mapping can be deformed in a continuous way to make it coincide with the other.
  • homotype — an organ or part having a structure similar to that of another organ or part; homologue.
  • honestly — in an honest manner.
  • honeypot — a pot, as of glass or silver, for storing and serving honey.
  • hostelry — an inn or hotel.
  • hueytown — a town in central Alabama.
  • humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
  • humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
  • humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
  • huntaway — a sheep dog.
  • hyacinth — a female given name.
  • hydatids — Plural form of hydatid.
  • hydatoid — watery; resembling water; transparent
  • hydranth — the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
  • hydrants — Plural form of hydrant.
  • hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
  • hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.
  • hydrator — something that hydrates.
  • hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
  • hygenist — Alternative spelling of hygienist.
  • hylicist — a philosopher specializing in matter
  • hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
  • hymettus — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
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