8-letter words containing a, h, u, t
- math-out — (Possibly from "white-out", the blizzard variety) A paper or presentation so encrusted with mathematical or other formal notation as to be incomprehensible. This may be a device for concealing the fact that it is actually content-free. See also numbers, social science number.
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
- mud bath — skin treatment: soaking in mud
- mudbaths — Plural form of mudbath.
- mujtahid — a person who has been certified as capable of interpreting religious law.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mut dash — a dash equal in length to one side of an em quad; em dash.
- naughtly — (obsolete) naughtily; wrongly.
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- nu thena — A software vendor specialising in rapid prototyping tools for real-time hardware and software systems and collaborating with DAZIX.
- nut dash — a dash equal in length to the width of an en quad; en dash.
- nuthatch — any of numerous small, short-tailed, sharp-beaked birds of the family Sittidae that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects.
- ouachita — a river flowing SE from W Arkansas through NE Louisiana to the Red River. 605 miles (975 km) long.
- outcatch — to catch more than
- outcharm — to exceed in charming
- outcheat — to exceed in cheating
- outcoach — to exceed in coaching
- outflash — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- outhauls — Plural form of outhaul.
- outlaugh — (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- outmarch — to march faster or farther than.
- outmatch — to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- outshame — to shame greatly or surpass in shamefulness
- outthank — to outdo in thanking
- outwatch — to outdo or surpass in watching.
- patch up — an act or instance of patching or repair.
- patch-up — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- peamouth — a minnow, Mylocheilus caurinus, of northwestern U.S. and British Columbian waters.
- phaestus — Phaistos.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- plug hat — plug (def 19).
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- racahout — a substance similar to chocolate prepared as either a food or drink and made from acorns and cocoa
- rathenau — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- retaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- rush mat — a small piece of material made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus), which is put on the ground or floor for protection, decoration, or comfort
- ruthenia — a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- saltbush — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.
- shabuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shantung — Shandong.
- shavuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shea nut — the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- staubach — Roger Thomas, born 1942, U.S. football player.
- straucht — straight