8-letter words containing n, s, a
- guianese — of or relating to the region of Guiana, its inhabitants, or their language.
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- gun laws — laws relating to the possession and use of guns
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gunwales — Plural form of gunwale.
- gurnards — Plural form of gurnard.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- guyanese — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- gwyniads — Plural form of gwyniad.
- gymnasia — a plural of gymnasium2 .
- gymnasts — Plural form of gymnast.
- gynobase — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- gypseian — relating to gypsies
- hackneys — Plural form of hackney.
- hairnets — Plural form of hairnet.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- haleness — free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
- halfness — The quality of being half; incompleteness.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- handbags — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
- handcars — Plural form of handcar.
- handfast — Archaic. a covenant or contract, especially a betrothal, usually completed by a handclasp.
- handfuls — Plural form of handful.
- handguns — Plural form of handgun.
- handiest — superlative form of handy: most handy.
- handlers — Plural form of handler.
- handless — without a hand or hands.
- handlist — a list, as of the contents of a collection, containing few details
- handoffs — Plural form of handoff, alternative form of 'hand-off'.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- handpass — (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) A pass made by holding the ball in one hand, and hitting it with the other hand.
- hands on — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hands-on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- handsaws — Plural form of handsaw.
- handsels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handsel.
- handsets — Plural form of handset.
- handsewn — sewn by hand.
- handsful — Plural form of handful.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- handspan — The width of a person’s hand, as measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, when the fingers and thumb are spread out.
- handwash — If you handwash something, you wash it by hand rather than in a washing machine.
- hangings — Plural form of hanging.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangtags — Plural form of hangtag.
- hanumans — Plural form of hanuman.
- hardness — the state or quality of being hard: the hardness of ice.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- harkness — Edward Stephan, 1874–1940, U.S. philanthropist.