8-letter words containing h, a, e, r, s
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- hargeisa — a city in NW Somalia.
- harkness — Edward Stephan, 1874–1940, U.S. philanthropist.
- harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- harriers — Plural form of harrier.
- harshest — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
- harvests — Plural form of harvest.
- hastener — Agent noun of hasten; one who hastens.
- hatteras — Cape, a promontory on an island off the E coast of North Carolina.
- hauberks — Plural form of hauberk.
- hauliers — Plural form of haulier.
- hayrides — Plural form of hayride.
- headrest — a rest or support of any kind for the head.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- hearings — Plural form of hearing.
- hearkens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken.
- hearsays — unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay.
- hearsing — Present participle of hearse.
- heartens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearten.
- hearties — Plural form of hearty.
- heathers — Plural form of heather.
- hebraism — an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hebraist — a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- hectares — Plural form of hectare.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- herakles — Hercules
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- hernshaw — a heron.
- herodias — the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hoarders — Plural form of hoarder.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- horsecar — a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- horseman — a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- horseway — a bridleway
- hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- inhalers — Plural form of inhaler.
- inhearse — (transitive) To place into, or as if into, a hearse or coffin.
- jarheads — Plural form of jarhead.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.