6-letter words containing a, b, h
- chenab — a river rising in the Himalayas and flowing southwest to the Sutlej River in Pakistan. Length: 1087 km (675 miles)
- cobham — Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- cohoba — parica.
- gubbah — a white person.
- h-back — a wingback or slotback
- h-beam — an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- habana — Havana.
- habeas — (legal) Shortened form of habeas corpus.
- habile — skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- habima — a Hebrew-language theater company, founded in Moscow in 1917: now the national theater of Israel.
- habiru — a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- habits — Plural form of habit.
- haboob — a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India.
- hagbut — harquebus.
- hamble — (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
- harbin — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hatbox — a case or box for a hat.
- haybox — A box stuffed with hay in which heated food was left to continue cooking.
- hecuba — Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- herbal — of, relating to, or consisting of herbs.
- hijabs — Plural form of hijab.
- hobart — an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
- hobday — to alleviate (a breathing problem in certain horses) by the surgical operation of removing soft tissue ventricles to pull back the vocal fold
- huambo — a city in central Angola.
- hubcap — a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.
- ibadah — the following of Islamic beliefs and practices
- jubbah — a long outer garment with long sleeves, worn in Muslim countries.
- ka'bah — a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.
- kasbah — the older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.
- keblah — kiblah.
- khabur — a river in W Asia, flowing S from SE Turkey through NE Syria to the Euphrates. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- kiblah — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- labneh — a Mediterranean soft cheese produced by straining yogurt
- mahlab — An aromatic spice made from cherry stones.
- mazhbi — a Sikh who formerly belonged, or whose ancestors belonged, to the Hindu scavenger caste
- mihrab — (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- naboth — the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- obeahs — Plural form of obeah.
- phobia — a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- poobah — Pooh Bah.
- prehab — any programme of training designed to prevent sports injury
- rabbah — the ancient Biblical capital of the Ammonite kingdom east of the Jordan River.
- rhumba — a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- sabkha — a flat coastal plain with a salt crust, common in Arabia
- sahiba — respectful Indian term of address for a woman
- shaban — the eighth month of the Muslim calendar.
- shabby — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shamba — (in E Africa) any field used for growing crops
- shebat — Shevat.