8-letter words containing u, n, h
- omadhaun — a foolish man or boy
- onrushes — Plural form of onrush.
- onychium — a small fern plant of Old World tropics and subtropics
- oughtn't — ought not, ought not to
- ourinhos — a city in E Brazil.
- outnight — to mention nights more often than
- outpunch — to punch better than
- outshine — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
- outshone — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
- outthank — to outdo in thanking
- outthink — to excel in thinking; think faster, more accurately, or more perceptively than: outthinking most of her contemporaries in the field of human relations.
- overhung — simple past tense and past participle of overhang.
- overhunt — to hunt in an unsustainable manner
- panhuman — of, relating to, or affecting all humanity.
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- pentheus — the grandson of Cadmus and his successor as king of Thebes, who resisted the introduction of the cult of Dionysus. In revenge the god drove him mad and he was torn to pieces by a group of bacchantes, one of whom was his mother
- penuchle — pinochle.
- phone up — call on the telephone
- phubbing — to ignore (a person or one's surroundings) when in a social situation by busying oneself with a phone or other mobile device: Hey, are you phubbing me? I hate to see a mother wheeling a stroller while phubbing her baby.
- pinchbug — a stag beetle
- pinchgut — someone who does not give other people enough food
- pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- prud'hon — Pierre Paul [pyer pawl] /pyɛr pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Pierre Prudon) 1758–1823, French painter.
- punch in — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch up — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-up — punch-out (def 2).
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- punching — a tool or machine for perforating or stamping materials, driving nails, etc.
- punisher — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- quanzhou — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- quashing — Present participle of quash.
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.
- quenched — Simple past tense and past participle of quench.
- quencher — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quenches — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- qui nhon — a seaport in SE Vietnam, on the South China Sea coast.
- rathenau — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- rheingau — a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- rhonchus — a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.
- rough on — severe towards
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.