8-letter words containing s, h, i, t, a
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hydatids — Plural form of hydatid.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- in haste — in a hurried way
- inhabits — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- isarithm — isopleth.
- isobaths — Plural form of isobath.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- isthmian — of or relating to an isthmus.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- jihadist — a jihadi.
- kathisma — one of the 20 divisions of the Psalter in the Greek rite.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- matthias — a disciple chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot as one of the apostles. Acts 1:23–26.
- misfaith — Lack of faith; distrust.
- mismatch — to match badly or unsuitably.
- mispatch — to patch wrongly
- misteach — to teach wrongly or badly.
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- oghamist — Alternative capitalization of Oghamist.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- pasithea — one of the Graces.
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- peatship — the state of being a peat
- peshitta — the principal Syriac version of the Bible.
- phaistos — an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- rachitis — rickets.
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- sahaptin — a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- saintish — resembling a saint
- saltfish — salted cod
- sapphist — a lesbian
- scathing — bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
- scythian — pertaining to Scythia, its people, or their language.
- shadiest — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shafting — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- shaktism — the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.
- shang ti — the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- shawabti — a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.