8-letter words containing h, s, a
- fishways — Plural form of fishway.
- flagfish — Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashers — Plural form of flasher.
- flashgun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- flatfish — any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult.
- flattish — somewhat flat.
- flatwash — an area of solid colour, whether in artwork or scenery
- flexcash — flexdollars.
- 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.
- frailish — reasonably frail
- frankish — of or relating to the Franks.
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- fravashi — the soul of a dead ancestor.
- freakish — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
- freshman — a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school.
- fuchsias — Plural form of fuchsia.
- gahnites — Plural form of gahnite.
- galoshed — Wearing galoshes.
- galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- galumphs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph.
- gamashes — High boots or buskins.
- garishly — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- gashings — Plural form of gashing.
- gashouse — gasworks.
- gaslight — light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- gasthaus — a German inn or tavern.
- gastight — not penetrable by a gas.
- gharials — Plural form of gharial.
- ghastful — frightful.
- gheraoes — Plural form of gherao.
- gnashers — Plural form of gnasher.
- gnashing — to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
- goatfish — any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- godheads — Plural form of godhead.
- 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.
- goombahs — Plural form of goombah.
- goshawks — Plural form of goshawk.
- gouaches — Plural form of gouache.
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- grayfish — a name used in marketing for any of several American sharks, especially the dogfishes of the genus Squalus.
- h1b visa — a visa permitting a skilled worker with specialized expertise to reside in the U.S. for a certain number of years and work for a sponsoring employer.
- habermas — Jürgen (ˈjyrɡən). born 1929, German social theorist: his chief works are Theory and Practice (1963) and Knowledge and Human Interests (1968)