8-letter words containing s, h, a, d
- parishad — (in India) an assembly
- pashadom — the office or territory of a pasha
- phaedrus — flourished a.d. c40, Roman writer of fables.
- pheidias — Phidias
- pisshead — a drunkard
- pthreads — POSIX Threads
- pushcard — punchboard.
- redshank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- redshare — any red algae, esp one belonging to the genus Polysiphonia
- rehashed — to work up (old material) in a new form.
- rhagades — linear cracks or scars found in the skin at the angles of the nose and mouth which are one of the later signs of congenital syphilis
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- richards — a male given name.
- roadshow — travelling entertainment
- sacheted — contained in a sachet
- sandfish — either of two scaleless fishes of the family Trichodontidae, of the North Pacific, that live in sand or mud.
- sandheap — a heap of sand
- sandhill — a hill of sand, esp a dune on the seashore
- sandshoe — a light tennis shoe; sneaker.
- sandwich — a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- sandyish — somewhat sandy
- sargodha — a city in NE Pakistan.
- sashayed — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- schiedam — a city in SW Netherlands.
- seahound — a dogfish
- searched — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- seedhead — botany: cluster of seeds on a plant
- semihard — partly hard; not completely hard
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shadbush — the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.
- shadchan — shadkhan.
- shaddock — pomelo.
- shadiest — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shadings — a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
- shadkhan — a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
- shadowed — of or relating to a shadow cabinet.
- shadower — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shadrach — a companion of Daniel who, with Meshach and Abednego, was thrown into the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar and came out unharmed. Dan. 3:12–30.
- shadwell — Thomas, 1642?–92, English dramatist: poet laureate 1688–92.
- shahadah — Islam. the Islamic profession of faith, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger”: the first of the Pillars of Islam.
- shambled — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shandong — a maritime province in E China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Capital: Jinan.
- shardana — a member of an ancient people of the eastern Mediterranean who served as mercenaries in the Egyptian army and may have settled in Sardinia and Sicily.
- sheading — any of the six subdivisions of the Isle of Man
- sheathed — a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.