8-letter words containing ho
- hodology — The study of pathways.
- hoe into — to eat (food) heartily
- hoe-cake — an unleavened cake made with flour or corn meal: originally baked on a hoe but now usually cooked on a griddle.
- hoecakes — Plural form of hoecake.
- hoedowns — Plural form of hoedown.
- hoffmann — E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus) (Wilhelm) [ernst tey-aw-dohr ah-mah-dey-oo s vil-helm] /ɛrnst ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.
- hog fuel — wood chips or shavings, residue from sawmills, etc., used for fuel, landfill, animal feed, and surfacing paths and running tracks.
- hog plum — yellow mombin.
- hog wild — highly excited; without moderation or restraint
- hog-ward — someone who looks after hogs
- hog-wild — wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- hoggerel — a sheep in its second or third year
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- hogmolly — hog sucker.
- hogshead — a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- hogtying — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- hoisting — to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- hokiness — The state or condition of being hoky.
- hokinson — Helen, c1900–49, U.S. cartoonist.
- hokkaido — a large island in N Japan. 30,303 sq. mi. (78,485 sq. km).
- holarchy — a system composed of interacting holons
- holbrook — Stewart H(all) 1893–1964, U.S. historian and editor.
- hold 'em — a form of poker in which each player is dealt two cards face down and then makes the best five-card hand by combining these with three of five communal cards that are dealt to the center of the table.
- hold for — to apply or be relevant to
- hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold-out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdalls — Plural form of holdall.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- holddown — a clamp for holding a metal piece, as a sheet being deep-drawn, to prevent distortion or movement.
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- holdless — (climbing) Without holds (footholds and handholds).
- holdouts — Plural form of holdout.
- holdover — a person or thing remaining from a former period.
- hole out — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- hole saw — crown saw.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- holeless — without a hole or without any holes
- holiatry — holism (def 2).
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- holiness — the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- holistic — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.