8-letter words containing b, a, d, h
- butthead — a stupid person
- caboched — (of an image of the head of a beast) having an exposed face but a concealed neck
- caboshed — (of an animal, as a deer) shown facing forward without a neck: a stag's head caboshed.
- chad box — (hardware) (IBM called this a "chip box") A metal box about the size of a lunchbox (or in some models a large wastebasket), for collecting the chad that accumulated in Iron Age card punches. You had to open the covers of the card punch periodically and empty the chad box. The bit bucket was notionally the equivalent device in the CPU enclosure, which was typically across the room in another great grey-and-blue box.
- chambord — a village in N central France: site of a famous Renaissance chateau
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- dab hand — In British English, if you are a dab hand at something, you are very good at doing it.
- dabchick — any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World
- dahabeah — a houseboat used on the Nile
- dahabieh — A traditional Egyptian sailing-boat.
- deathbed — If someone is on their deathbed, they are in a bed and about to die.
- dishabit — to dislodge
- drabbish — Somewhat drab in colour.
- dumbhead — blockhead.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- dzhambul — a city in S Kazakhstan, NE of Chimkent.
- eberhard — Johann August (joˈhan ˈaʊɡʊst). 1739–1809, German philosopher and lexicographer, best known for his German dictionary (1795–1802)
- fahlband — (geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
- habdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- habitude — customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
- had best — should, would be wise to
- hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
- halberds — Plural form of halberd.
- hand job — an act of masturbation.
- hand-job — an act of masturbation.
- handbags — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
- handball — a game, similar to squash, played by two or four persons who strike a small ball against a wall or walls with the hand.
- handbell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- handbill — a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- harbored — 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.
- hard bop — an aggressive, driving, hot style of modern jazz developed by East Coast musicians in the late 1950s as a rejection of the more relaxed, cool style of West Coast jazz. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- hardback — A book with a solid binding.
- hardbake — almond toffee
- hardball — baseball, as distinguished from softball.
- hardbody — a person who is muscular and physically fit.
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- hardboot — a horse-racing enthusiast.
- hatbands — Plural form of hatband.
- head boy — The head boy of a school is the boy who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headband — a band worn around the head; fillet.
- headbang — To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
- headbutt — A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.
- hebdomad — the number seven.
- herbaged — covered with grass or herbage
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.