8-letter words containing hil
- -philous — indicating love of or fondness for
- achilary — having no labellum or lip, or one that is undeveloped, as in the flower of certain orchids.
- achillea — any plant of the N temperate genus Achillea, with white, yellow, or purple flowers, some species of which are widely grown as garden plants: family Asteraceae (composites)
- achilles — Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel
- ant hill — a mound of soil, leaves, etc, near the entrance of an ants' nest, carried and deposited there by the ants while constructing the nest
- anthills — Plural form of anthill.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.
- brunhild — (in the Nibelungenlied) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology
- brynhild — a Valkyrie won as the wife of Gunnar by Sigurd who wakes her from an enchanted sleep: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied
- bunchily — in a bunchy manner
- childbed — the condition of giving birth to a child
- childern — Eye dialect of children.
- childers — (Robert) Erskine. 1870–1922, Irish politician, executed by the Irish Free State for his IRA activities: author of the spy story The Riddle of the Sands (1903)
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- children — Children is the plural of child.
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chilidog — A hot dog made with chili con carne.
- chillada — a kind of fried patty
- chillers — Plural form of chiller.
- chillest — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chillier — mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill: a chilly breeze.
- chillies — Plural form of chilli.
- chillily — in a cold manner
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- chillout — (colloquial) A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party etc.
- chillums — Plural form of chillum.
- chilopod — any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes
- downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
- dunghill — a heap of dung.
- earthily — In an earthy manner.
- edgehill — a ridge in S Warwickshire: site of the indecisive first battle between Charles I and the Parliamentarians (1642) in the Civil War
- enophile — A lover or appreciator of wine, see oenophile.
- erewhile — A while before ; some time ago.
- filthily — In a filthy manner.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- fleshily — with respect to flesh; in a fleshy manner
- foothill — a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
- frothily — In a frothy way.
- godchild — a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor at baptism.
- grimhild — (in the Volsunga Saga) a sorceress, the wife of Gjuki and the mother of Gudrun and Gunnar. She gave Sigurd a potion to make him forget Brynhild so that he would marry Gudrun.
- halophil — Halobacterium.
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- hillfolk — the inhabitants of a hill or hills
- hillfort — a hilltop fortified with ramparts and ditches, dating from the second millennium bc
- hilliard — Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.
- hillocks — Plural form of hillock.
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