8-letter words containing sh
- shed out — to separate off (sheep that have lambed) and move them to better pasture
- shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- shedhand — a worker in a sheepshearing shed
- shedload — a very large amount or number
- sheefish — inconnu (def 2).
- sheepdog — a dog trained to herd and guard sheep.
- sheepish — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- sheepman — a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- sheerest — transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings.
- sheering — to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve.
- sheerleg — one of the spars of a sheerlegs
- sheeting — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- shehitah — the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- sheikdom — the land or territory under the control of a sheik.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shelduck — a sheldrake.
- shelepin — Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.
- shelfful — an amount adequate to fill a shelf: They buy canned goods by the shelfful.
- shellack — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shellful — the amount held in a shell; the amount needed to fill a shell; a small amount
- shelling — act of removing shell
- sheltery — providing shelter
- shelving — material for shelves.
- shemitic — a Semite.
- shenyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- shenzhou — any of a series of manned Chinese spacecraft
- shepherd — a male given name.
- sheppard — Jack. 1702–24, English criminal, whose daring escapes from prison were celebrated in many contemporary ballads and plays
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- sherbert — a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherlock — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “fair-haired.”.
- sherriff — Robert Cedric, 1896–1975, English playwright and novelist.
- sherrill — a male or female given name, form of Shirley.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- sherwood — Robert Emmet [em-it] /ˈɛm ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1896–1955, U.S. dramatist.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- sheveret — cheveret.
- shidduch — an arranged marriage
- shieling — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shift in — (character) (SI, Control-O, ASCII 15) The character used on some ancient teletypes to start using an alternative character set.
- shift up — When you shift up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- shifting — constant movement
- 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.
- shih tzu — one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred in imperial China as a pet of the nobility.
- shih-tzu — one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred in imperial China as a pet of the nobility.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- 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.