8-letter words containing y, a, h
- hymenial — relating to the layer of certain fungi which bears spores, composed of asci or basidia
- hymnally — In a hymnal way.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- hypalgia — reduced sensitivity to pain
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypogamy — Act or practice of seeking a spouse of lower socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself.
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hyponoia — a slow mental function or imagination
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- hyrcania — an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- jadishly — In a jadish manner.
- jagghery — Alternative spelling of jaggery.
- john hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- kaffiyeh — an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
- kamyshin — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Volgograd, on the Volga River.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- keysmash — a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
- l'chayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
- ladyhood — The quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- layshaft — an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lethally — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- loch tay — a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)
- luanshya — a town in central Zambia.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- maconchy — Dame Elizabeth, married name Elizabeth LeFanu. 1907–94, British composer of Irish parentage; noted esp for her chamber music, which includes 13 string quartets and Romanza (1980) for viola and ensemble
- mahamaya — the mother of the Buddha.
- mahayana — the later of the two great schools of Buddhism, chiefly in China, Tibet, and Japan, characterized by eclecticism and a general belief in a common search for salvation, sometimes thought to be attainable through faith alone.
- mahogany — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
- make hay — to mow grass, alfalfa, etc., and spread it out to dry
- marybeth — a female given name.
- mccarthy — Cormac [kawr-mak,, ‐muh k] /ˈkɔr mæk,, ‐mək/ (Show IPA), born 1933, U.S. novelist.
- methylal — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 8 O 2 , having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.