8-letter words containing a, b, h
- bathurst — a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)
- bauhinia — any climbing or shrubby leguminous plant of the genus Bauhinia, of tropical and warm regions, widely cultivated for ornament
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- be ahead — to have an advantage; be winning
- beachbag — a large handbag, sometimes of canvas, used to carry personal items, as a bathing suit, towel, and suntan lotion, to and from a beach.
- beachboy — a male lifeguard on a beach
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beakfish — Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
- beakhead — (nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
- bear hug — A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.
- bear-hug — to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team.
- beathing — Present participle of beath.
- bechamel — a basic white sauce made of milk, butter, flour, and, sometimes, cream
- bechance — to happen (to)
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- bedchair — an adjustable chair to support an invalid sitting up in bed
- beerhall — a large pub specializing in beer
- behappen — to befall
- behatted — wearing a hat
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- beheadal — a beheading
- beheader — a person who beheads another
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benghazi — a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- berachah — berakhah.
- berakhah — a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.
- berdache — a Native American transvestite
- berthage — a place for mooring boats
- beshadow — to darken with shadow
- bethesda — a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
- bethpage — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- bethrall — to make a slave of
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- bhatpara — a city in NE India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River: jute and cotton mills. Pop: 441 956 (2001)
- biathlon — a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
- bien hoa — a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est)
- big hair — a hairstyle with volume created by hair products or styling techniques such as backcombing, etc
- big head — If you describe someone as a big head, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- billhead — a printed form for making out bills
- bimbashi — a Turkish military official
- biograph — a biographical summary
- biphasic — having two phases
- birdbath — a small basin or trough for birds to bathe in, usually in a garden
- birthday — Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
- bithynia — an ancient country on the Black Sea in NW Asia Minor
- blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
- blancher — someone who blanches