8-letter words containing u, n, h
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- hanukiah — a candelabrum having nine branches that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah
- hanukkah — a Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrated from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet in commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees following their victory over the Syrians under Antiochus IV, characterized chiefly by the lighting of the menorah on each night of the festival.
- hanumans — Plural form of hanuman.
- harangue — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- haunched — the hip.
- haunches — the hip.
- 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.
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- hazelnut — the nut of the hazel; filbert.
- hazlenut — Misspelling of hazelnut.
- headhunt — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heat gun — a handheld device that produces a flameless stream of extremely hot air, as for rapid drying or for softening paint for removal.
- hegumene — the head of a nunnery of the Eastern Church
- hegumeny — the office of a hegumen
- helenium — An American plant of the daisy family that bears many red to yellow flowers, each having a prominent central disk.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- henequen — the fiber of an agave, Agave fourcroydes, of Yucatán, used for making ropes, coarse fabrics, etc.
- henhouse — a shelter for poultry.
- hereunto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- hinduism — the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
- hinduize — to convert to or bring under the influence of Hinduism.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hiranuma — Baron Kiichiro [kee-ee-chee-raw] /kiˈi tʃiˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867?–1952, Japanese statesman.
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- home run — Baseball. a hit that enables a batter, without the aid of a fielding error, to score a run by making a nonstop circuit of the bases.
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- honduran — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- honeybun — A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
- honeyful — full of honey
- honolulu — a state of the United States comprising the N Pacific islands of Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 6424 sq. mi. (16,715 sq. km). Capital: Honolulu. Abbreviation: HI (for use with zip code), Haw.
- honorius — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- honorous — Honorable, honourable.
- honoured — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- honouree — One who receives an honour or award.
- hornpout — horned pout.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- houghing — Scot. hock1 (defs 1, 2).
- houghton — Henry Oscar, 1823–95, U.S. publisher.
- hounders — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- hounding — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- hounslow — a borough of Greater London, England.
- hourlong — lasting an hour: an hourlong interview.