8-letter words containing m, u, s, h
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- schumann — Clara (Clara Wieck) 1819–96, German pianist and composer (wife of Robert Schumann).
- scumfish — to disgust or to stifle
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- showjump — to take part in a showjumping competition
- silphium — an American flowering wild plant of the family Asteraceae
- smash up — destroy, break into pieces
- smash-up — the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- sphagnum — any soft moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs, used for potting and packing plants, for dressing wounds, etc.
- sphygmus — the pulse.
- squamish — a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern coast of British Columbia.
- subhuman — less than or not quite human.
- subhumid — containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.
- subtheme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- sumphish — stupid, sulky
- tecumseh — 1768?–1813, American Indian chief of the Shawnee tribe.
- thalamus — Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.
- thrombus — a fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart.
- thutmose — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- tsushima — two adjacent Japanese islands between Korea and Kyushu: Russian fleet defeated by Japanese fleet 1905. 271 sq. mi. (702 sq. km).
- umeboshi — a salty and tart Japanese condiment made from unripened plums pickled in a brine.
- unmodish — passé, unfashionable
- unsmooth — coarse or unrefined