8-letter words containing a, s, h, k
- hayforks — Plural form of hayfork.
- hayracks — Plural form of hayrack.
- haystack — a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
- headdesk — An expression of frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk.
- hearkens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken.
- heatsink — Alternative spelling of heat sink.
- herakles — Hercules
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hoecakes — Plural form of hoecake.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- jackfish — any of several pikes, especially the northern pike.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- k'ai shu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- kachinas — Plural form of kachina.
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.
- kamyshin — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Volgograd, on the Volga River.
- kashmiri — a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
- kashruth — the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews: an observer of kashruth.
- kathisma — one of the 20 divisions of the Psalter in the Greek rite.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- keysmash — a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khaskovo — a city in S Bulgaria.
- kickshaw — a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- koolhaas — Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- markhors — Plural form of markhor.
- newshawk — a newspaper reporter, especially one who is energetic and aggressive.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- pashalik — the territory governed by a pasha.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- quackish — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- rakshasa — a demon in Hindu mythology
- redshank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- rickshaw — jinrikisha.