8-letter words containing s, o, t, h
- short on — having little length; not long.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- shortarm — (of a punch) with the arm bent
- shortcut — a shorter or quicker way.
- shortest — having little length; not long.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- shortish — rather short.
- shot put — a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance.
- shothole — a hole drilled in rock, coal, ore, etc., to hold explosives used in blasting.
- shotokan — a popular system of karate based on the principles of Bushido and Zen
- shotting — the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.
- shotwell — James Thomson, 1874–1965, U.S. diplomat, historian, and educator.
- shouldst — 2nd person singular past of shall.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- shoutout — A shoutout is a public greeting to a named person, especially on the radio or on television.
- shove it — to move along by force from behind; push.
- show out — to conduct a person out of a room or building by opening the door for him
- showboat — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- showtime — the time at which an entertainment is scheduled to begin.
- shut off — the act or time of shutting or closing.
- shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- shut-off — the act or time of shutting or closing.
- shutdown — a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown; an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- slapshot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- slothful — sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
- smithson — James, 1765–1829, English chemist and mineralogist.
- smoothen — to make or become smooth
- smoothie — a person who has a winningly polished manner: He's such a smoothie he could charm the stripes off a tiger.
- smoothly — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- smothery — stifling; close: a smothery atmosphere.
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- snoutish — rather resembling a snout
- so there — You can add 'so there' to what you are saying to show that you will not change your mind about a decision you have made, even though the person you are talking to disagrees with you.
- so what! — what importance does that have?
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- soft hat — a hat made from soft rather than stiff and structured materials
- softhead — a half-witted or silly person
- somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
- song hit — a song, usually a pop song, which is well known and which sold well when released. Also called a hit or a hit song.
- soothful — truthful
- soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- soothsay — to foretell events; predict.
- sophists — (often initial capital letter) Greek History. any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation. a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- southern — lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- southing — a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: S.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- southron — Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
- spathose — spathaceous.