8-letter words containing p, h, a
- sahaptin — a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- sandheap — a heap of sand
- sap bush — sugarbush (def 2).
- sapphira — a woman who, with her husband, Ananias, was struck dead for lying. Acts 5.
- sapphire — any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- sapphism — lesbianism.
- sapphist — a lesbian
- sarpanch — the head of a panchayat
- scampish — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- schapska — a cavalry helmet with a flat, square top
- schnapps — (in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sea whip — a gorgonian coral that forms a flexible colony resembling shrubbery on the ocean floor.
- seaperch — surfperch.
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- seraphic — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- seraphim — a plural of seraph.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- shape up — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shape-up — an act or instance of shaping up.
- shape_vc — A code management system which offers version control functionality similar to systems like RCS or SCCS with some extensions and a more Unix-like command interface.
- shar pei — one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
- shar-pei — one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sharpish — If you do something sharpish, you do it quickly, without any delay.
- sheepman — a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- sheppard — Jack. 1702–24, English criminal, whose daring escapes from prison were celebrated in many contemporary ballads and plays
- shin pad — A shin pad is a thick piece of material that you wear inside your socks to protect the lower part of your leg when you are playing a game such as football or rugby.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- sidepath — a minor path
- slapdash — in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
- slaphead — a bald person
- slapshot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- smash up — destroy, break into pieces
- smash-up — the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- snappish — apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- soapdish — a shallow container for a bar of soap, used in a bathroom