6-letter words containing h, i, a
- shanti — peace.
- shanxi — a province in N China. 60,656 sq. mi. (157,099 sq. km). Capital: Taiyuan.
- sharia — law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- sharif — a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “exalted.”.
- shashi — a river in SE Africa, flowing SE along the Botswana-Zimbabwe border to the Limpopo River. About 225 miles (360 km) long.
- shavie — a trick or prank.
- sheika — the wife of a sheik.
- sheila — a female given name, form of Celia.
- shibah — the mourning period, following the funeral and lasting traditionally for seven days, observed by Jews for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse.
- shikar — the hunting of game for sport.
- shiksa — a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a girl or woman who is not Jewish.
- shilha — a Berber language, the language of the Shluh.
- shimla — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
- shinar — a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- shiraz — a city in SW Iran.
- shivah — the mourning period, following the funeral and lasting traditionally for seven days, observed by Jews for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse.
- shiʿah — (used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- siddha — (in Hinduism) a person who has achieved perfection; a saint
- sidrah — a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- sirach — Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- sirrah — a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- siwash — a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash.
- skaith — injury; damage
- sophia — a female given name.
- tahini — a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- tahiti — the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- tahsil — an administrative division of a zila in certain states in India
- taiaha — a carved weapon in the form of a staff, now used in Māori ceremonial oratory
- taihoa — hold on! no hurry!
- taisch — an apparition of a person whose death is imminent
- taisho — the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- thalia — the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- thalli — a simple vegetative body undifferentiated into true leaves, stem, and root, ranging from an aggregation of filaments to a complex plantlike form.
- thamin — a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- thiram — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- thjazi — a giant who carried away Idun and the apples of youth from Asgard.
- thoria — a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- thulia — a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO 3 , that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal.
- tihwas — Dihua.
- unhair — to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- unihan — Han character
- uzziah — the son and successor of Amaziah as king of Judah, reigned 783?–742? b.c. II Kings 15:13, 30–34.
- vahine — wahine.
- vanish — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vaphio — an archaeological site in S Greece, in Peloponnesus.
- vashti — the queen of Ahasuerus who was banished for refusing to appear before the king's guests. Esther 1:9–22.
- vasthi — Vashti.
- vihara — a meeting place of Buddhist monks.
- wahabi — a follower of ʿAbd al-Wahhab (1703–1792), who stringently opposed all practices not sanctioned by the Koran. The Wahhabis, founded in the 18th century, are the most conservative Muslim group and are today found mainly in Saudi Arabia.
- wahine — (in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.