8-letter words containing e, n, s, h, r
- schooner — Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts. See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- schwerin — a state in NE Germany. 8842 sq. mi. (22,900 sq. km). Capital: Schwerin.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- shagreen — an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.
- share in — receive part of
- shareman — a member of a fishing-boat crew who shares profits with the boat's owner in lieu of wages
- sharleen — a female given name.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- shearman — a person whose occupation it is to trim or shear cloth
- sheering — to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve.
- 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
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shireman — a sheriff
- shirleen — a female given name, form of Shirley.
- shnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
- shoehorn — a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore
- 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.
- shrinker — a person or thing that shrinks.
- shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
- shuriken — a martial-arts weapon usually in the shape of a star or cross with sharp protruding edges, thrown with a spin towards the target
- shvernik — Nikolai [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Russian government official: president of the Soviet Union 1946–53.
- snatcher — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- southern — lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- stancher — staunch2 .
- strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- swanherd — a person who tends swans.
- the runs — diarrhoea
- thornset — set with thorns
- trenches — Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- unhearse — to remove from a hearse
- unkosher — Judaism. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant.
- unrushed — unhurried
- unshared — not shared
- unsphere — to remove from its or one's sphere; displace.
- usher in — escort inside
- whingers — Plural form of whinger.
- whoreson — a bastard.