8-letter words containing n, s, h
- sphenoid — being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- sphinges — a figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion. (usually initial capital letter) the colossal recumbent stone figure of this kind near the pyramids of Giza.
- sphingid — hawk moth.
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- st. john — Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
- staghorn — a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- stancher — staunch2 .
- standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- steichen — Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- stephane — an ancient Greek headdress or crown often depicted in the statuary of various deities
- stephens — Saint, died a.d. c35, first Christian martyr.
- stoneham — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- subhuman — less than or not quite human.
- subniche — a subdivision of a niche
- suchness — a fundamental, intrinsic, or characteristic quality or condition: seraphic indifference to the suchness of his surroundings.
- sulphone — any of a class of organic compounds containing the divalent group –SO2 linked to two other organic groups. Certain sulphones are used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis
- sun bath — deliberate exposure of the body to the direct rays of the sun or a sunlamp.
- sunbathe — to take a sunbath.
- sunchoke — Jerusalem artichoke (def 2).
- sunlight — the light of the sun; sunshine.
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- sunshade — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- sunshine — the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
- sunshiny — the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
- susannah — a feminine name
- swamphen — any of several large Old World gallinules varying from purple to white, all possibly belonging to the single species Porphyrio porphyrio.
- swanherd — a person who tends swans.
- swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swishing — to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
- symphony — Music. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. an instrumental passage occurring in a vocal composition, or between vocal movements in a composition. an instrumental piece, often in several movements, forming the overture to an opera or the like.
- synanthy — an abnormal fusion of two or more flowers
- synaphea — a continuity of rhythm throughout a poem
- synarchy — joint rule
- synching — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- synchro- — indicating synchronization
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- syngraph — a document signed by all parties
- synthase — an enzyme that catalyses a process of synthesis
- synthpop — popular music played with synthesizers and having light upbeat melodies and lyrics.
- syphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- szechuan — Sichuan.
- szechwan — Sichuan.
- tangshan — a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China.
- tankship — a ship for carrying bulk cargoes of liquids; tanker.
- tashkent — a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Capital: Tashkent.
- technics — technique.