8-letter words containing n, i, s, h
- rinkhals — ringhals.
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- sahaptin — a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- saharian — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- saintish — resembling a saint
- 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.
- sandfish — either of two scaleless fishes of the family Trichodontidae, of the North Pacific, that live in sand or mud.
- sandhill — a hill of sand, esp a dune on the seashore
- sandwich — a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- sandyish — somewhat sandy
- scathing — bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
- scheming — given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
- schizont — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
- schwerin — a state in NE Germany. 8842 sq. mi. (22,900 sq. km). Capital: Schwerin.
- scythian — pertaining to Scythia, its people, or their language.
- scything — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- seething — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- sennight — a week.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- 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.
- shamanic — (especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- shamiana — a flat tent, canopy, or marquee used for parties or functions in India and often made of striped calico
- shamisen — a Japanese plucked stringed instrument with a long neck, an unfretted fingerboard, and a rectangular soundbox
- shamming — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- 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.
- share in — receive part of
- 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.
- shechina — the radiance in which God's immanent presence in the midst of his people, esp in the Temple, is visibly manifested
- 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.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shelepin — Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.
- shelling — act of removing shell
- shelving — material for shelves.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- shieling — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shift in — (character) (SI, Control-O, ASCII 15) The character used on some ancient teletypes to start using an alternative character set.
- shifting — constant movement