8-letter words containing b, a, h, o
- infobahn — information superhighway.
- isobaths — Plural form of isobath.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- johnboat — a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff, used in shallow water.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- matchbox — a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches.
- mmabatho — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa, consisting of several landlocked areas, along the NE part: granted independence in 1977 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,988 sq. mi. (44,000 sq. km). Capital: Mmabatho.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- mothball — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- oathable — having the ability to take an oath or to be believed while on oath
- obeahism — the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah
- pabouche — a soft shoe
- pooh bah — a person who holds several positions, especially ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance.
- pooh-bah — a person who holds several positions, especially ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance.
- rabbitoh — (formerly) an itinerant seller of rabbits for eating
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- rhabdoid — a rod-shaped structure found in the cells of some plants and animals
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- shabuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- show bag — a bag containing samples, promotional material, etc, given out at trade fairs and other such events
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- showboat — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- tabouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tarboosh — a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.
- theobald — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- tombaugh — Clyde William, 1906–97, U.S. astronomer: discovered Pluto 1930.
- washbowl — a large bowl or basin used for washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.
- watchbox — a sentry's shelter
- whackjob — (colloquial, pejorative) A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.