8-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- ravisher — to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- redshank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- redshare — any red algae, esp one belonging to the genus Polysiphonia
- rehashed — to work up (old material) in a new form.
- rehearse — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- rephrase — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- research — to make researches; investigate carefully.
- reshaper — a person or thing that reshapes
- rhagades — linear cracks or scars found in the skin at the angles of the nose and mouth which are one of the later signs of congenital syphilis
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- rheostat — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- sacheted — contained in a sachet
- sage hen — the sage grouse, especially the female.
- saguache — Sawatch.
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- sandheap — a heap of sand
- sandshoe — a light tennis shoe; sneaker.
- sapphire — any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- sashayed — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- sashless — lacking a window or wall sash
- sather-k — (language) Karlsruhe Sather. A sublanguage of Sather used for introductory courses in object-oriented design and typesafe programming. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- sawhorse — a movable frame or trestle for supporting wood being sawed.
- say when — to state when an action is to be stopped or begun, as when someone is pouring a drink
- schantze — a pile of stones heaped to shelter soldiers from gunfire
- schemata — a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schiedam — a city in SW Netherlands.
- schlager — a type of European popular music focusing on love and feelings
- schmatte — an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.
- schwaben — German name of Swabia.
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sea fish — a fish that lives in salt water
- sea hare — any gastropod of the order Aplysiacea, comprising large marine sluglike mollusks with a reduced, internal shell.
- sea whip — a gorgonian coral that forms a flexible colony resembling shrubbery on the ocean floor.
- seabeach — a beach lying along a sea or ocean.
- seahenge — a Bronze Age timber circle discovered off the coast of Norfolk in E England. Dating from 2050 bc, it is thought to have been used as a ceremonial site
- seahorse — small horse-like fish
- seahound — a dogfish
- seaperch — surfperch.
- searched — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- searcher — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- seashell — the shell of any marine mollusk.
- seashore — land along the sea or ocean.
- seecatch — the adult male of the fur seal, Callorhinus alascanus, of Alaska.
- seedhead — botany: cluster of seeds on a plant