9-letter words containing a, b, o, h
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- bath bomb — a ball of carbonates and scent that is placed in bath water to dissolve and impart supposedly therapeutic properties to the water
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- batholith — a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
- bathonian — of or relating to Bath
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- beam hole — a hole in the shield of a nuclear reactor through which a beam of radiation, esp of neutrons, is allowed to escape for experimental purposes
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- ben hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- biohazard — material of biological origin that is hazardous to humans
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biophilia — an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- blockhead — a stupid person
- bloodbath — If you describe an event as a bloodbath, you are emphasizing that a lot of people were killed very violently.
- blow-hard — an exceptionally boastful and talkative person.
- boarhound — a hound used to chase boar
- boat hook — a hook mounted at the end of a pole, used to pull or push boats toward or away from a landing, to pick up a mooring, etc.
- boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
- boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
- bodh gaya — a village in central Bihar, in NE India: site of tree under which Siddhartha became the Buddha.
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- boghazkoy — a village in N central Turkey: site of the ancient Hittite city of Hattusas.
- bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
- bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
- bomb hoax — a hoax consisting of telling the authorities that a bomb has been planted in a public place when in fact it hasn't
- booze hag — a girl or woman who drinks to excess
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- boxwallah — an itinerant pedlar or salesman in India
- branchio- — gills
- broach to — to turn or swing so that the beam faces the waves and wind and there is danger of swamping or capsizing
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broadhead — a flat, triangular, steel arrowhead with sharp edges.
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- bush coat — a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.
- bush road — a rough road cut through forested land usually to serve a lumbering, mining, or other commercial company.
- bushwoman — a woman who lives in the bush
- cabochons — Plural form of cabochon.
- carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma