8-letter words containing t, o, r, a, h
- harmosty — the office of a harmost
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- hartford — a state in the NE United States. 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Capital: Hartford. Abbreviation: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code).
- hathoric — of or relating to Hathor.
- hawthorn — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns, certain North American species of which have white or pink blossoms and bright-colored fruits and are cultivated in hedges.
- hayworth — Rita (Margarita Carmen Cansino) 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.
- hear out — listen to the end
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- holiatry — holism (def 2).
- hood rat — a young promiscuous woman from an impoverished urban area
- horatian — of or relating to Horace.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- horchata — (in Spain and Latin American countries) a milky drink made from ground almonds, tiger nuts, or rice.
- horntail — any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- hot tear — a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.
- hot-draw — Metalworking. to draw (wire, tubing, etc.) at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.
- hovawart — a medium-sized strongly-built dog of a breed with a long thick coat, a thick tuft of hair round the neck, and a long bushy tail
- hydrator — something that hydrates.
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- jatropha — Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
- khartoum — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- kootchar — any of several small, stingless Australian honeybees of the genus Trigona.
- lanthorn — lantern.
- lathwork — work made of laths
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- marathon — a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- northman — one of the ancient Scandinavians, especially a member of the group that from about the 8th to the 11th century made many raids and established settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, many parts of continental Europe, and probably in parts of North America.
- octarchy — a government by eight persons.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- otorrhea — a mucopurulent discharge from the ear.
- outcharm — to exceed in charming
- outmarch — to march faster or farther than.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- overhate — to hate too much
- overheat — to heat to excess.
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- pot arch — an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated.
- potiphar — the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- rabbitoh — (formerly) an itinerant seller of rabbits for eating
- racahout — a substance similar to chocolate prepared as either a food or drink and made from acorns and cocoa
- rat-hole — a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes.
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.