8-letter words containing h
- archaean — any member of the Archaea, a domain of prokaryotic microorganisms, distinguished from bacteria on molecular phylogenetic grounds and often found in hostile environments, such as volcanic vents and hot springs
- archaeo- — indicating ancient or primitive time or condition
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- archaise — Standard spelling of from=non-Oxford.
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- archaist — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
- archbanc — archebanc.
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- archetto — a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- archival — Archival means belonging or relating to archives.
- archived — Simple past tense and past participle of archive.
- archiver — One who, or that which, archives.
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archlute — a long, large bass lute
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- archways — Plural form of archway.
- archwise — like an arch
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- armchair — An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armpatch — an insignia, badge, slogan, or the like sewn on the sleeve of a uniform shirt or jacket or affixed to an armband to indicate one's affiliation, sponsorship, rank, etc.
- arrhizal — having no roots
- arsehole — If one person calls another person an arsehole, they think that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- arythmia — Alternative spelling of arrhythmia.
- arythmic — relating to arythmia
- ash fall — a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.
- ash flow — an avalanche of volcanic ash.
- ash gray — pale gray resembling the color of ashes.
- asharism — the classical synthesis of Islamic philosophical theology, formulated by al-Ashʿari.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- asheboro — a town in central North Carolina.
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- ashgabat — capital of Turkmenistan, in the SC part, near the Iranian border: pop. 411,000
- ashikaga — a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns 1338–1573.
- ashiness — the condition of being like ash in colour or texture or of containing or being coated with ash
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashkenaz — a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth. Gen 10:1–3; I Chron. 1:6.
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- ashplant — a walking stick made from an ash sapling
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- ashtrays — Plural form of ashtray.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- asscheek — (vulgar slang) A buttock.