9-letter words containing a, b, o, h
- cash-book — a journal in which all cash or cheque receipts and disbursements are recorded
- cashbooks — Plural form of cashbook.
- chapbooks — Plural form of chapbook.
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- chawbacon — an unsophisticated person of low intellect
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- coach box — the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach
- coachable — capable of being coached
- cohabited — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohabitee — A person who cohabits with another.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohobated — to distill again from the same or a similar substance, as by pouring a distilled liquid back upon the matter remaining in the vessel, or upon another mass of similar matter.
- cohobates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohobate.
- coinhabit — To inhabit together.
- conchobar — (in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian era
- coolibahs — Plural form of coolibah.
- cornbrash — a type of limestone which produces good soil for growing corn
- dashboard — The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are.
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- douchebag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- doughball — a small ball of bread dough, cooked in a stew, as an accompaniment to a meal, etc
- earthborn — born on or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.
- ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- flash mob — a group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration: The flash mob brought wide smiles to the faces of commuters waiting for their train.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- footbaths — Plural form of footbath.
- ghostball — (baseball) A type of pitch; the knuckleball.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- half boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half-boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- halophobe — a creature that is unable to live in salty conditions
- handblown — (of glassware) shaped by means of a handheld blowpipe: handblown crystal.
- handbooks — Plural form of handbook.
- handbound — (of books) bound by hand.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- harborers — 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.
- harboring — 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.
- harborous — welcoming and offering hospitality
- harboured — 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.
- harbourer — A person who harbours another.
- hard boot — (operating system) A boot which resets the entire system. The phrase has connations of hostility toward, or frustration with, the computer being booted. For example, "I'll have to hard boot this losing Sun", or "I recommend booting it hard". Hard boots are often performed with a power cycle. Contrast soft boot. See also cold boot and reboot
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- hardboard — a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.