9-letter words containing a, b, o, h
- notchback — a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.
- oathbound — Bound by an oath.
- obtaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'obtain'.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- poachable — able to be poached
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- rhabdomal — of or relating to rhabdoms
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rhizobial — of or relating to rhizobium
- roughback — any of several large American flatfishes having rough skin, especially Hippoglossoides platessoides, a species of plaice.
- schoolbag — a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.
- seborrhea — an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.
- shabbatot — Jewish Sabbaths and festivals
- shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shankbone — a large bone in the lower leg between the knee and the foot of an animal; the tibia
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shoeblack — bootblack.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
- stop bath — an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
- tabbouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tabbyhood — spinsterhood
- table-hop — to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
- the above — something that is above or previously mentioned
- thenabout — around then or around that time
- thibodaux — a city in SE Louisiana.
- tholobate — the substructure supporting a dome or cupola.
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- to be had — If you have been had, someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price.
- torchable — able to be torched or set alight
- touchable — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touchback — a play in which the ball is downed after having been kicked into the end zone by the opposing team or having been recovered or intercepted there, or in which it has been kicked beyond the end zone. Compare safety (def 6a).
- unharbour — to force out of shelter, esp with regard to hunted animals
- washboard — a rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing.
- washbowls — Plural form of washbowl.
- whaleboat — a long, narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas: formerly used in whaling, now mainly for sea rescue.
- whalebone — an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; baleen.
- zoophobia — abnormal fear of animals.