8-letter words that end in h
- halakoth — Halakhah.
- hamewith — in a homewards manner
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- handwash — If you handwash something, you wash it by hand rather than in a washing machine.
- hanukiah — a candelabrum having nine branches that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah
- hanukkah — a Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrated from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet in commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees following their victory over the Syrians under Antiochus IV, characterized chiefly by the lighting of the menorah on each night of the festival.
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- harrumph — to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
- hasheesh — the flowering tops and leaves of Indian hemp smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.
- haskalah — an 18th–19th-century movement among central and eastern European Jews, begun in Germany under the leadership of Moses Mendelssohn, designed to make Jews and Judaism more cosmopolitan in character by promoting knowledge of and contributions to the secular arts and sciences and encouraging adoption of the dress, customs, and language of the general population.
- hatbrush — a soft brush for hats
- hatcheth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hatch.
- hatikvah — the national anthem of Israel.
- havdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- hawfinch — a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.
- hayworth — Rita (Margarita Carmen Cansino) 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.
- headfish — ocean sunfish.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- heinrich — a male given name, Germanic form of Henry.
- helminth — a worm, especially a parasitic worm.
- heptarch — A heptarchist.
- hepworth — Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor.
- hepzibah — a female given name.
- herewith — along with this.
- hezekiah — a king of Judah of the 7th and 8th centuries b.c. II Kings 18.
- hiccough — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hierarch — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- highbush — Being, or coming from, a bush of high stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as highbush blueberry and highbush cranberry).
- hinglish — a variety of English incorporating elements of Hindi
- hip bath — small bathtub or bath chair
- hipparch — (in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander
- hippyish — (informal) Having characteristics of a hippy.
- hochhuth — Rolf (rɔlf). born 1931, German dramatist. His best-known works are the controversial documentary drama The Representative (1963), on the papacy's attitude to the Jews in World War II, Soldiers (1967), German Love Story (1980), and Wessis in Weimar (1992)
- hololith — a ring made from a single piece of stone.
- hundreth — Eye dialect of hundredth.
- hyacinth — a female given name.
- hydranth — the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
- hydrarch — (of a sere) originating in a wet habitat.
- ice fish — any percoid fish of the family Chaenichthyidae, of Antarctic seas, having a semitransparent scaleless body
- impleach — to intertwine
- in depth — extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- in dutch — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- in faith — indeed; really
- in sooth — in truth; truly
- in touch — If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
- in truth — honestly, to tell the truth
- in-depth — extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- indrench — to submerge, immerse, or drown (someone in something)