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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.
  • naismithJames, 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.
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