8-letter words containing i, s, h, k
- inukshuk — A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
- jackfish — any of several pikes, especially the northern pike.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- k'ai shu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- kachinas — Plural form of kachina.
- kamyshin — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Volgograd, on the Volga River.
- kashmiri — a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
- kathisma — one of the 20 divisions of the Psalter in the Greek rite.
- kelpfish — any of several blennies that are common among kelp. Compare kelp greenling.
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- kiboshed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibosh.
- kickshaw — a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- kinboshi — (sumo) an honour awarded to a rikishi of maegashira rank upon beating a yokozuna.
- kindship — The state, condition, or essence of being kind; kindness.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kingfish — any of several marine food fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the E coast of the U.S.
- kingship — the state, office, or dignity of a king.
- 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.
- kishinev — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- kitchens — Plural form of kitchen.
- 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.
- kithless — (obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- kushitic — a subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages, including Somali, Oromo, and other languages of Somalia and Ethiopia.
- kyphosis — an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
- methinks — It seems to me.
- milkfish — a herringlike fish, Chanos chanos, of warm ocean waters in southeastern Asia.
- milkshed — a region producing milk for a specific community: the St. Louis milkshed.
- minshuku — a guesthouse
- misthink — to think incorrectly or unfavorably.
- monkfish — angler (def 3).
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- pashalik — the territory governed by a pasha.
- piroshki — small turnovers or dumplings with a filling, as of meat or fruit.
- pokerish — resembling a poker in stiffness
- porkfish — a black and gold grunt, Anisotremus virginicus, of West Indian waters.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- quackish — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- quirkish — (archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
- rickshaw — jinrikisha.
- rinkhals — ringhals.
- rockfish — any of various fishes found about rocks.
- sakhalin — an island of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Okhotsk, N of Japan: formerly (1905-45) divided between the Soviet Union and Japan. 29,100 sq. mi. (75,369 sq. km).
- shaktism — the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- shashlik — shish kebab.
- 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.