8-letter words containing a, s, h
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- ashtrays — Plural form of ashtray.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- asscheek — (vulgar slang) A buttock.
- assholes — Plural form of asshole.
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- at sight — as soon as seen
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- athanasy — an absence of death or the condition of everlasting life
- atheists — Plural form of atheist.
- athletes — Plural form of athlete.
- athodyds — Plural form of athodyd.
- attaches — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- avouches — to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
- ayrshire — a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- baalshem — a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- babiches — Plural form of babiche.
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
- backwash — The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- baha'ísm — a modern religion, developed originally in Iran from Babism, that stresses principles of universal brotherhood, social equality, etc.
- baha'íst — relating to the Baha'í Faith
- bairnish — childish
- baitfish — any small fish used as bait for larger fish
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- bakshish — a tip, present, or gratuity.
- balkhash — Lakelarge lake in SE Kazakhstan, half saline & half freshwater, the halves separated by a sandbar: c. 6,500 sq mi (16,835 sq km)
- bandfish — a Mediterranean fish with an elongated body
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish.
- banshees — Plural form of banshee.
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- barghest — (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune
- bas-rhin — a department of NE France in Alsace region. Capital: Strasbourg. Pop: 1 052 698 (2003 est). Area: 4793 sq km (1869 sq miles)
- base hit — a play in which the batter hits a fair ball and gets on base without benefit of an opponent's error and without forcing out a runner already on base
- bash out — If you say that someone bashes something out, you mean that they produce it quickly or in large quantities, but without much care or thought.
- bashfull — Archaic form of bashful.
- bashings — Plural form of bashing.