8-letter words containing i, n, s, g, h
- sennight — a week.
- shadings — a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
- shafting — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- shamming — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- shang ti — the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- shanghai — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- shangqiu — a city in E Henan province, in E China.
- shaoxing — a city in NE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- 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.
- shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- 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.
- shelling — act of removing shell
- shelving — material for shelves.
- shieling — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shifting — constant movement
- shilingi — the currency of Tanzania
- shilling — a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shillong — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- shimming — a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- 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.
- shinning — the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shipping — a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
- shirking — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirring — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- shirting — any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shogging — to shake; jolt.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- shopping — a retail store, especially a small one.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- shotting — the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- shucking — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- shunning — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- shunting — the act or job of manoeuvring coaches
- siegbahn — Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- sighting — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- singlish — a variety of English spoken in Singapore, incorporating elements of Chinese and Malay
- slangish — rather slangy
- slashing — a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- sloshing — to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
- smashing — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.