8-letter words containing t, u, i
- gumbotil — a sticky clay formed by the thorough weathering of glacial drift, the thickness of the clay furnishing means for comparing relative lengths of interglacial ages.
- gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- gunfight — a battle between two or more people or groups armed with guns, especially a confrontation between two gunfighters using revolvers in the frontier days of the American West.
- gunflint — the flint in a flintlock.
- gunpoint — the point or aim of a gun.
- gunsight — A device on a gun that enables it to be aimed accurately.
- gunsmith — a person who makes or repairs firearms.
- gunstick — a ramrod
- gushiest — Superlative form of gushy.
- gutsiest — Superlative form of gutsy.
- guttatim — (in prescriptions) drop by drop.
- gym suit — any outfit prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastics or sports.
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- habitude — customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
- habitues — Plural form of habitu\u00e9.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- halutzim — a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
- haunting — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- hauriant — (of a fish) represented as erect, with the head upward: a dolphin hauriant.
- hautbois — hautboy.
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
- hiatuses — Plural form of hiatus.
- hide out — British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hide-out — a hiding place, as for gangsters
- hideouts — Plural form of hideout.
- hike out — to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hire out — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hitch up — pull higher; clothing, suspender
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- housesit — to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, especially by living in it.
- howdunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.
- huang ti — the legendary first emperor of China.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- 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.
- humiture — a measure of the discomfort most people feel because of the combined effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity; variously defined as Fahrenheit temperature plus some function of vapor pressure.
- humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- hurtling — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- hustings — (before 1872) the temporary platform on which candidates for the British Parliament stood when nominated and from which they addressed the electors.
- hustling — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- hutching — Present participle of hutch.
- hutchins — Robert Maynard, 1899–1977, U.S. educator and college president.
- ich-laut — the voiceless palatal fricative sound that is written as ch in German ich, often allophonic with the ach-laut
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.