8-letter words containing n, s, h
- longshot — Alternative spelling of long shot.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- luanshya — a town in central Zambia.
- lungfish — any of various slender, air-breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and Australia, having a lunglike air bladder as well as gills and growing to a length of 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters).
- lushness — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- manasseh — the first son of Joseph. Gen. 41:51.
- manholes — Plural form of manhole.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- mashings — Plural form of mashing.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- menschen — a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- methinks — It seems to me.
- minidish — A minidish is a small satellite dish that can receive signals from communications satellites for media such as television programmes and the Internet.
- minshuku — a guesthouse
- mishnaic — the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.
- misthink — to think incorrectly or unfavorably.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monkfish — angler (def 3).
- moonfish — Also called horsefish, horsehead. any of several silvery marine fishes of the genus Selene, having a very compressed body and inhabiting shallow coastal waters.
- moonshee — a native interpreter or language instructor.
- moonship — a lunar module
- moonshot — the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
- muchness — Archaic. greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree.
- muishond — A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- nachlass — remains (sense 4)
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- nan shan — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. former name of Qilian Shan.
- nannyish — Like a nanny; tending to coddle.
- narwhals — Plural form of narwhal.
- nathless — Alternative form of natheless.
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- nebbishy — a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- nephrism — chronic kidney disease, renal failure
- nephrons — Plural form of nephron.
- neshness — softness, feebleness, faint-heartedness
- newhouse — Samuel I(rving) 1895–1979, U.S. publisher.
- newshawk — a newspaper reporter, especially one who is energetic and aggressive.
- newshole — Alternative form of news hole.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nighness — The quality or state of being nigh, or near.