8-letter words containing h, a, s, t
- 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.
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- gahnites — Plural form of gahnite.
- gaslight — light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- gasthaus — a German inn or tavern.
- gastight — not penetrable by a gas.
- ghastful — frightful.
- goatfish — any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- goliaths — Plural form of goliath.
- gomashta — (India,now,historical) A native Indian clerk or steward.
- habitats — Plural form of habitat.
- habitues — Plural form of habitu\u00e9.
- had best — should, would be wise to
- hailshot — small pellets of ammunition resembling hail when it is discharged and broadcast in all directions
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- hairiest — covered with hair; having much hair.
- hairnets — Plural form of hairnet.
- halfwits — Plural form of halfwit.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- halmstad — a seaport in SW Sweden.
- halteres — Plural form of haltere.
- haltless — without stopping
- hampster — Alternative form of hamster.
- hamsters — Plural form of hamster.
- handfast — Archaic. a covenant or contract, especially a betrothal, usually completed by a handclasp.
- handiest — superlative form of handy: most handy.
- handlist — a list, as of the contents of a collection, containing few details
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- handsets — Plural form of handset.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangtags — Plural form of hangtag.
- happiest — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- hard-set — firmly or rigidly set; fixed: a hard-set smile.
- hardhats — Plural form of hardhat.
- hardiest — capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
- hardtops — Plural form of hardtop.
- harmosty — the office of a harmost
- 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.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- harshest — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- harvests — Plural form of harvest.
- hash out — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- hastated — (botany) Alternative form of hastate.
- hasteful — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- hastened — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hastener — Agent noun of hasten; one who hastens.
- hastiest — Superlative form of hasty.
- hastings — Thomas, 1860–1929, U.S. architect.