5-letter words containing i, s, h
- hoist — to hoist.
- hsien — (in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- imshi — go away! be off!
- irish — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language.
- ishim — a river in Kazakhstan and W Siberia, Russia, flowing NW and NE to the Irtysh River. 1130 miles (1818 km) long.
- ishum — the Akkadian god of fire and the companion of Irra.
- isth. — isthmus
- kashi — a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in extreme W China.
- khasi — an Austroasiatic language of Assam, in northeast India.
- khios — Greek name of Chios.
- kishi — Nobusuke [naw-boo-soo-ke] /ˌnɔ bʊˈsu kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1987, Japanese statesman: premier 1958–60.
- kiths — Plural form of kith.
- knish — a fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack.
- leish — active or athletic
- moshi — a city in N Tanzania.
- nashi — an Asian tree also cultivated in Australia and New Zealand, Pyrus pyrifolia, of the rose family, having apple-shaped, pear-colored, juicy fruit.
- nhisa — National Health Interview Survey Association
- niosh — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- nishi — (sumo) the western side of the ring.
- phigs — Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
- phish — to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one.
- qirsh — a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.
- qishm — an island S of and belonging to Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz. 68 miles (109 km) long; about 510 sq. mi. (1320 sq. km).
- rashi — (Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- rishi — an inspired sage or poet.
- roshi — the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- sahib — (in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- saith — third person singular present of say1 .
- sehri — a meal eaten before sunrise by Muslims during Ramadan
- shair — a person, especially a poet, endowed with unique perception or insight.
- shari — Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- shchi — a Russian cabbage soup
- sheik — Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- shi'a — a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- shi'i — a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- shiah — (used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- shiai — a judo contest
- shied — simple past tense and past participle of shy2 .
- shiel — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shier — bashful; retiring.
- shies — bashful; retiring.
- shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- shilh — a member of a mountain people of Morocco.
- shill — a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shily — a less common spelling of shyly
- shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shiny — bright or glossy in appearance.
- shire — a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.
- shirk — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirr — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.