8-letter words containing tho
- mmabatho — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa, consisting of several landlocked areas, along the NE part: granted independence in 1977 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,988 sq. mi. (44,000 sq. km). Capital: Mmabatho.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- nuthouse — a mental hospital; insane asylum.
- ornitho- — bird or birds
- orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- orthoepy — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthopod — an orthopedist.
- orthoses — Plural form of orthosis.
- orthosis — Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- orthotic — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- othoniel — Othniel.
- outhomer — to score more home runs than
- outhouse — an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathoses — a diseased condition.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- pesthole — a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease.
- phaethon — a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- porthole — a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
- posthole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- potholed — A potholed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- pothooks — a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire.
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- pythonic — prophetic; oracular.
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- roothold — attachment of a plant to soil by means of its roots; support of a plant through the growing and spreading of its roots.
- shothole — a hole drilled in rock, coal, ore, etc., to hold explosives used in blasting.
- spathose — spathaceous.
- telethon — a television broadcast lasting several hours, especially one soliciting support for a charity.
- tholepin — thole1
- thomisid — a spider of the family Thomisidae, comprising the crab spiders.
- thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thongage — an additional charge made at a restaurant to a patron wearing thongs (flip-flops)
- thoracal — of or relating to the thorax.
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thoraco- — thorax
- thornset — set with thorns
- thornton — William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thothmes — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- thoughts — the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought.
- thousand — a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- thowless — lacking vigour or spirit
- tithonia — any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- tithonus — the son of Laomedon of Troy who was loved by the goddess Eos. She asked that he be made immortal but forgot to ask that he be made eternally young. When he aged, she turned him into a grasshopper
- warthogs — Plural form of warthog.