8-letter words containing s, h, i, l
- shelving — material for shelves.
- sherrill — a male or female given name, form of Shirley.
- shieling — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shigella — any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shilingi — the currency of Tanzania
- shilling — a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shillong — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- shingled — a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- shingles — small, waterworn stones or pebbles such as lie in loose sheets or beds on a beach.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- shipless — free of ships
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shiralee — swag2 (def 2).
- shirleen — a female given name, form of Shirley.
- shitless — If someone says that they are scared shitless or bored shitless, they are emphasizing that they are extremely scared or bored.
- shitlist — a list of persons held in extreme disfavor.
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- shlemiel — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- shlimazl — schlimazel.
- shloshim — the period of thirty days' deep mourning following a death
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shoddily — of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
- shoebill — a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shoplift — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- showgirl — a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- shrilled — high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
- shriller — high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
- sidehill — a hillside.
- sighless — without uttering a sigh
- sighlike — resembling a sigh
- silk hat — a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress. Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, top hat.
- silphium — an American flowering wild plant of the family Asteraceae
- singlish — a variety of English spoken in Singapore, incorporating elements of Chinese and Malay
- sinkhole — a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- skilfish — a sablefish, Erilepsis zonifer, of the North Pacific.
- skylight — an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
- slangish — rather slangy
- slashing — a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- slighted — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- slightly — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- slimmish — rather slim
- slipshod — careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.
- slithery — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- sloshing — to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
- sluggish — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- slushily — in a slushy manner
- sluttish — of, resembling, or characteristic of a slut: slutty behavior.
- smallish — rather small.