8-letter words containing s, h, e, l
- heatless — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hecklers — Plural form of heckler.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- heelless — Without a heel.
- heelpost — a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the end of something, as the post on which a gate or door is hinged.
- heelside — (board sports) the side of the board nearest the heel.
- heeltaps — Plural form of heeltap.
- heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
- heirless — a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- heliosis — the effect of overexposure to the sun
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helistop — a heliport.
- hellions — Plural form of hellion.
- helmless — Nautical. a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered. the entire steering apparatus of a ship. the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned: 15-degree helm.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
- helmsmen — Plural form of helmsman.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- helpdesk — Alternative spelling of help desk.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- helsinki — Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemlines — Plural form of hemline.
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- henslowe — Philip, died 1616, English theater manager.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- herakles — Hercules
- herbless — Destitute of herbs or vegetation.
- hercules — a hero noted for his great strength, courage, and for the performance of twelve immense labours
- herdless — Without a herd.
- herschel — Sir John Frederick William, 1792–1871, English astronomer.
- hevelius — Johannes (Johann Hewel or Hewelke) 1611–87, Polish astronomer: charted the moon's surface and discovered four comets.
- hillside — a township in NE New Jersey.
- hillsite — a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- hiltless — without a hilt
- himselfe — Obsolete spelling of himself.
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hinsdale — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- hiveless — Without a hive.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- holdless — (climbing) Without holds (footholds and handholds).
- hole saw — crown saw.
- holeless — without a hole or without any holes
- holiness — the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- holsters — Plural form of holster.
- holy see — Roman Catholic Church. the see of Rome; the office or jurisdiction of the pope.
- holyness — Alternative spelling of holiness.