8-letter words containing f, h, s
- fishworm — an earthworm.
- fitchews — Plural form of fitchew.
- flagfish — Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashers — Plural form of flasher.
- flashgun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- flatfish — any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult.
- flattish — somewhat flat.
- flatwash — an area of solid colour, whether in artwork or scenery
- fleishig — (in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for meat or meat products: a fleishig set of dishes; a fleishig meal.
- fleishik — (of food) containing or derived from meat or meat products and therefore to be prepared and eaten separately from dairy foods
- fleshers — Plural form of flesher.
- fleshier — Comparative form of fleshy.
- fleshily — with respect to flesh; in a fleshy manner
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- fleshpot — fleshpots. places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas. luxurious and unrestrained living.
- flexcash — flexdollars.
- flinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch.
- flirtish — Of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt.
- flitches — Plural form of flitch.
- flourish — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- flu shot — vaccination against influenza
- flushers — Plural form of flusher.
- flushing — a flushed bird or flock of birds.
- fly-fish — to fish with artificial flies as bait.
- flysheet — A tract or circular of two or four pages.
- flywhisk — a device for brushing away flies, often made of horsehair.
- fogeyish — Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch.
- foghorns — Plural form of foghorn.
- foodshed — the area through which food is transported from farm to consumer
- foolfish — filefish (def 1).
- for show — in order to impress, for display only
- foreship — the prow or forepart of a ship
- foreshot — The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled.
- foreshow — to show beforehand.
- forewish — (transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
- forsooth — (now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.
- forsythe — A descendent of Algol 60, intended to be as uniform and general as possible, while retaining the basic character of its progenitor. Forsythe features higher-order procedures and intersection types.
- fortrash — (abuse, language) /for'trash/ Hackerism for the Fortran language, referring to its primitive design, gross and irregular syntax, limited control constructs, and slippery, exception-filled semantics.
- fortyish — approaching or around the age of 40 years.
- foxholes — Plural form of foxhole.
- frailish — reasonably frail
- frankish — of or relating to the Franks.
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- fravashi — the soul of a dead ancestor.
- freakish — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.