8-letter words containing n, a, s, h
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brainish — impulsive or impetuous
- branches — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brandish — If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
- bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chancels — Plural form of chancel.
- chancers — Plural form of chancer.
- changers — Plural form of changer.
- changsha — a port in SE China, capital of Hunan province, on the Xiang River. Pop: 2 051 000 (2005 est)
- channels — Plural form of channel.
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- cheapens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen.
- cheshvan — (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the second month of the civil year, usually falling within October and November
- chessman — any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
- chiantis — Plural form of chianti.
- chicanes — Plural form of chicane.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- cowhands — Plural form of cowhand.
- crankish — mildly eccentric
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- crenshaw — a hybrid variety of melon with yellow skin and pale pink flesh
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- danishes — Plural form of danish.
- daphnias — Plural form of daphnia.
- darshana — any of the six principal systems of philosophy.
- deanship — Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: the dean of admissions. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the dean of men. the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- dianthus — any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william
- dishpans — Plural form of dishpan.
- downwash — a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- echidnas — Plural form of echidna.
- eisenach — a city in central Germany, in Thuringia: birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. Pop: 44 081 (2003 est)
- encashed — Simple past tense and past participle of encash.
- enchains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchain.