8-letter words containing c, a, s, h
- haunches — the hip.
- haycocks — Plural form of haycock.
- 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.
- headcase — (informal) A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior.
- hectares — Plural form of hectare.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- hepatics — Plural form of hepatic.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- hibachis — Plural form of hibachi.
- hindcast — to test (a mathematical model) by observing whether it would have correctly predicted a historical event
- hispanic — Spanish.
- hoecakes — Plural form of hoecake.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- horsecar — a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- huisache — a tropical and subtropical New World shrub, Acacia farnesiana, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant, deep-yellow flower heads.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- ischemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischuria — Ischury.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- issachar — a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:18.
- jackfish — any of several pikes, especially the northern pike.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- kachinas — Plural form of kachina.
- kickshaw — a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- machairs — Plural form of machair.
- machetes — Plural form of machete.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- macushla — darling.
- marchers — Plural form of marcher.
- marchesa — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marchese — an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- mashiach — the messiah
- mashloch — (Scotland, obsolete) A type of low-quality bread made from flour and other grains.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.