8-letter words containing h, s, a
- headless — without a head.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- headrest — a rest or support of any kind for the head.
- headrush — A sudden feeling of euphoria, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- headsail — any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel.
- headsets — Plural form of headset.
- headship — the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.
- headshot — a photograph of someone's face, especially a promotional photograph of a model, actor, or author.
- headsman — a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
- headsmen — Plural form of headsman.
- headstay — (on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit.
- hearings — Plural form of hearing.
- hearkens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken.
- hearsays — unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay.
- hearsing — Present participle of hearse.
- heartens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearten.
- hearties — Plural form of hearty.
- heathens — Plural form of heathen.
- heathers — Plural form of heather.
- heatless — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heatsink — Alternative spelling of heat sink.
- heatspot — a spot on the skin or other surface produced by heat
- heaviest — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- heavings — Plural form of heaving.
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- hebraism — an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hebraist — a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- hectares — Plural form of hectare.
- heeltaps — Plural form of heeltap.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemostat — an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- henbanes — Plural form of henbane.
- hepatics — Plural form of hepatic.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- herakles — Hercules
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- hernshaw — a heron.
- herodias — the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
- hessians — Plural form of Hessian.
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.