8-Letter Words Containing: A,D,H,O,S

• lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried

• important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

• southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

• large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp

• Downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades

• The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.

• (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate

• A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

• A day declared free from work by the state or government.

• A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.

• A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).

• A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.

• A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.

• an enthusiastic expression of emotion

• (music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement; typically emotional or exuberant in character

• (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation

• any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit