8-letter words containing a, s, h, t
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- hostages — Plural form of hostage.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hot seat — electric chair.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hotheads — Plural form of hothead.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- hydatids — Plural form of hydatid.
- hydrants — Plural form of hydrant.
- hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- in haste — in a hurried way
- inhabits — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- isarithm — isopleth.
- isobaths — Plural form of isobath.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- isthmian — of or relating to an isthmus.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- jet wash — Aeronautics. the backwash caused by a jet engine.
- jihadist — a jihadi.
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.
- 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.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- 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.
- landshut — a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria: Trausnitz castle (13th century); manufacturing centre for machinery and chemicals. Pop: 60 282 (2003 est)
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- layshaft — an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- machetes — Plural form of machete.
- mahatmas — Plural form of mahatma.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- mammoths — Plural form of mammoth.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- mastabah — Alt form mastaba.
- masthead — Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.