8-letter words containing l, a, s, h
- 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).
- salishan — a family of American Indian languages including Coeur d'Alêne, Kalispel, and other languages of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.
- salt hay — hay made up of salt grass, often used as fodder or as a mulch.
- saltbush — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.
- saltfish — salted cod
- sam hill — hell (used especially in WH-questions as a mild oath expressing exasperation and usually preceded by in or the): Who in Sam Hill are you?
- sandhill — a hill of sand, esp a dune on the seashore
- sashless — lacking a window or wall sash
- schawlow — Arthur Leonard, 1921–99, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1981.
- schlager — a type of European popular music focusing on love and feelings
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.
- seashell — the shell of any marine mollusk.
- selfheal — a plant, Prunella vulgaris, of the mint family, having pinnate leaves and tubular violet-blue flowers, formerly believed to have healing properties.
- shabbily — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shabelle — Webi Shebeli.
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shackles — two metal rings joined by a chain which are fastened around someone's wrists or ankles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shadwell — Thomas, 1642?–92, English dramatist: poet laureate 1688–92.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shalloon — a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
- shallows — The shallows are the shallow part of an area of water.
- shambled — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambles — a shambling gait.
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- sharable — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- sharleen — a female given name.
- shashlik — shish kebab.
- shauchle — to distort the shape of (something)
- shauchly — (of a person) unsteady or awkward on the feet
- she-male — a male-to-female transsexual
- shealing — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shedload — a very large amount or number
- shellack — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- shigella — any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shiralee — swag2 (def 2).
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shlimazl — schlimazel.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shoelace — a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- silk hat — a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress. Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, top hat.