8-letter words containing h, i, e
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- seraphic — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- seraphim — a plural of seraph.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- shabbier — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shadiest — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shamisen — a Japanese plucked stringed instrument with a long neck, an unfretted fingerboard, and a rectangular soundbox
- shar pei — one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
- shar-pei — one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
- share in — receive part of
- shawties — a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- sheading — any of the six subdivisions of the Isle of Man
- shealing — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- shechina — the radiance in which God's immanent presence in the midst of his people, esp in the Temple, is visibly manifested
- shechita — the Jewish method of killing animals for food
- shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- sheefish — inconnu (def 2).
- sheepish — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- sheering — to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve.
- sheeting — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- shehitah — the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- sheikdom — the land or territory under the control of a sheik.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shelepin — Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.
- shelling — act of removing shell
- shelving — material for shelves.
- shemitic — a Semite.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherriff — Robert Cedric, 1896–1975, English playwright and novelist.
- sherrill — a male or female given name, form of Shirley.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- shieling — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shigella — any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- shimmery — shimmering; shining softly.
- shimmied — an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
- shin bet — the internal security service of Israel
- shinbone — the tibia.
- shingled — a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- shingles — small, waterworn stones or pebbles such as lie in loose sheets or beds on a beach.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shinnied — a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- shipless — free of ships
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- shipside — the area alongside a ship, as on a pier.
- shiralee — swag2 (def 2).