8-letter words containing t, o, s, a
- goalpost — a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- goatfish — any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- goliaths — Plural form of goliath.
- gomashta — (India,now,historical) A native Indian clerk or steward.
- gossaert — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- grantors — Plural form of grantor.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
- hailshot — small pellets of ammunition resembling hail when it is discharged and broadcast in all directions
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hardtops — Plural form of hardtop.
- 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.
- hash out — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- hat shop — a shop that sell hats
- hatboxes — Plural form of hatbox.
- hautbois — hautboy.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- headshot — a photograph of someone's face, especially a promotional photograph of a model, actor, or author.
- heatspot — a spot on the skin or other surface produced by heat
- hemostat — an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoastman — a member of a former guild of tradesmen responsible for loading and shipping coal in Newcastle upon Tyne
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- 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.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- hostages — Plural form of hostage.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hot seat — electric chair.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hotheads — Plural form of hothead.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- iceboats — Plural form of iceboat.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.