8-letter words containing h, a, t, s
- salt hay — hay made up of salt grass, often used as fodder or as a mulch.
- saltbush — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.
- saltfish — salted cod
- samantha — a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “listener.”.
- sapphist — a lesbian
- sather-k — (language) Karlsruhe Sather. A sublanguage of Sather used for introductory courses in object-oriented design and typesafe programming. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- sawtooth — one of the cutting teeth of a saw.
- say what — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- scathing — bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
- schantze — a pile of stones heaped to shelter soldiers from gunfire
- schemata — a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- schmatte — an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- schwartz — Delmore [del-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈdɛl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1913–1966, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- scratchy — causing or liable to cause a slight grating noise: a scratchy record.
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- scythian — pertaining to Scythia, its people, or their language.
- seecatch — the adult male of the fur seal, Callorhinus alascanus, of Alaska.
- shabuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shadiest — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shafting — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shaktism — the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.
- shang ti — the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- shantung — Shandong.
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shattery — (of rock or soil) liable to shatter or crumble
- shavuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shawabti — a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
- shawties — a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- she-goat — a female goat
- shea nut — the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- sheathed — a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
- sheather — a person who makes sheathes
- shechita — the Jewish method of killing animals for food
- shehitah — the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shit-can — to dismiss from a job or position.
- shithead — a stupid, inept, unlikable, or contemptible person.
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shoot at — fire a weapon towards
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- shortarm — (of a punch) with the arm bent
- shotokan — a popular system of karate based on the principles of Bushido and Zen
- showboat — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.