8-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- shechina — the radiance in which God's immanent presence in the midst of his people, esp in the Temple, is visibly manifested
- shechita — the Jewish method of killing animals for food
- shedhand — a worker in a sheepshearing shed
- shedload — a very large amount or number
- sheepman — a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- shehitah — the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shellack — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shenyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- sheppard — Jack. 1702–24, English criminal, whose daring escapes from prison were celebrated in many contemporary ballads and plays
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- shigella — any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shiralee — swag2 (def 2).
- shireman — a sheriff
- shithead — a stupid, inept, unlikable, or contemptible person.
- shivaree — a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.
- shoelace — a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- shvartze — Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. schvartze.
- sidehead — a heading or subhead run in the margin of a book or magazine.
- sidepath — a minor path
- siegbahn — Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- skeechan — a beer of treacle and malt liquor
- skinhead — a baldheaded man.
- slaphead — a bald person
- slathers — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- snatched — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- snatcher — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- sneakish — (of a person or action) somewhat or rather sneaky
- sneeshan — Scots word meaning pinch of snuff
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- softhead — a half-witted or silly person
- somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
- sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- spanghew — to throw into the air
- spathose — spathaceous.
- sphairee — a game resembling tennis played with wooden bats and a perforated plastic ball, devised by F. A. Beck in 1961
- spithead — a roadstead off the S coast of England between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.