8-letter words containing h, s, a
- kathisma — one of the 20 divisions of the Psalter in the Greek rite.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- keysmash — a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khaskovo — a city in S Bulgaria.
- kickshaw — a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- koolhaas — Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- l-shaped — having the shape of the letter L
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- landshut — a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria: Trausnitz castle (13th century); manufacturing centre for machinery and chemicals. Pop: 60 282 (2003 est)
- landwash — the foreshore, especially that part between high and low tidemarks.
- langshan — one of a breed of large, black or white, white-skinned Asiatic domestic chickens, having a single comb and feathered shanks and producing dark-brown eggs.
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- laoighis — a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lashings — a binding or fastening with a rope or the like.
- lashless — Without eyelashes.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishes — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- layshaft — an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- lewisham — a borough of Greater London, England.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- limewash — A mixture of slaked lime in water.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- luanshya — a town in central Zambia.
- lushhead — lush2 (def 1).
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.