8-letter words containing s, h, a, m
- marchesa — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marchese — an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- marishes — a marsh.
- markhors — Plural form of markhor.
- marshall — Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
- marshals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marshal.
- mashable — Of a consistency suitable for mashing.
- mashgiah — an inspector appointed by a board of Orthodox rabbis to guard against any violation of the Jewish dietary laws in food processing plants, meat markets, etc., where food presumed to be kosher is prepared or served for public consumption.
- mashiach — the messiah
- mashings — Plural form of mashing.
- mashloch — (Scotland, obsolete) A type of low-quality bread made from flour and other grains.
- masoolah — an Indian surfboat with many oars
- mastabah — Alt form mastaba.
- masthead — Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- matthews — one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector from Capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called Levi. Matt. 9:9–13.
- matthias — a disciple chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot as one of the apostles. Acts 1:23–26.
- memsahib — (formerly, in India) a term of respect for a married European woman.
- menorahs — Plural form of menorah.
- mesh bag — bag made of netting
- meshugah — Alternative form of meshugge.
- meshugas — craziness
- meshugga — crazy; insane.
- messiahs — Plural form of messiah.
- mezuzahs — Plural form of mezuzah.
- misfaith — Lack of faith; distrust.
- misheard — to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.
- mishears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mishear.
- mishigas — Craziness; silliness; tomfoolery; nonsense.
- mishmash — a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.
- mishnaic — the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.
- mismatch — to match badly or unsuitably.
- mispatch — to patch wrongly
- misshape — to shape badly or wrongly; deform.
- misteach — to teach wrongly or badly.
- mohallas — Plural form of mohalla.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- moschate — having a musky smell.
- moshavim — Plural form of moshav.
- moss hag — an area, pit, or hole from which peat has been dug.
- mostwhat — most
- mudbaths — Plural form of mudbath.
- mushaira — A poetic symposium in Pakistan or North India at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
- mushhead — a stupid person.
- musquash — Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mut dash — a dash equal in length to one side of an em quad; em dash.
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.