9-letter words containing a, b, i, h
- heathbird — the black grouse
- hebridean — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- hephzibah — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- herbivora — grass-eating animals collectively
- heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- heritably — In a heritable manner.
- hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
- hibakusha — a survivor of either of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- high beam — an automobile headlight beam providing bright, long-range illumination of a darkened road and chiefly for use in driving in nonurban areas.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- highballs — Plural form of highball.
- hindbrain — the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.
- hobbesian — a person who believes in or advocates the principles of Thomas Hobbes.
- hobnailed — furnished with hobnails.
- hobohemia — A community of hoboes.
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypobasis — the lowermost distinctively treated part of a base.
- imambarah — a building, rooms, etc., used by Shiʿites for ceremonies, especially during the first 10 days of Muharram.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- inbreathe — to breathe in; inhale.
- inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- inhabiter — inhabitant.
- inhabitor — One who inhabits.
- inhalable — That can be inhaled.
- inhambane — a seaport in SE Mozambique.
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- kashubian — a West Slavic language closely related to Polish and spoken in northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula.
- khanbalik — an ancient city in Mongol China, the capital of Kublai Khan: present-day site of Beijing.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- laberinth — (obsolete) labyrinth.
- labryinth — Misspelling of labyrinth.
- labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
- lightboat — a small lightship.
- memsahibs — Plural form of memsahib.
- misbehave — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- nabothian — Alternative form of Nabothian.
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- neophobia — Extreme or irrational fear or dislike of anything new, novel, or unfamiliar.
- obtaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'obtain'.
- pinch bar — a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
- pinchback — Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- rechabite — a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites, a society devoted to abstention
- reinhabit — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.