8-letter words containing b, a, r, h
- habermas — Jürgen (ˈjyrɡən). born 1929, German social theorist: his chief works are Theory and Practice (1963) and Knowledge and Human Interests (1968)
- habsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- hagberry — Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
- hairball — a ball of hair accumulated in the stomach or intestines of a cat or other animal as a result of the animal's licking its coat.
- hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
- halberds — Plural form of halberd.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harambee — a work chant used on the E African coast
- 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.
- harborer — 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.
- harbours — Plural form of harbour.
- 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.
- harebell — a low plant, Campanula rotundifolia, of the bellflower family, having narrow leaves and blue, bell-shaped flowers.
- harmable — Susceptible to harm.
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- hatbrush — a soft brush for hats
- hauberks — Plural form of hauberk.
- hearable — to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
- hebraism — an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hebraist — a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- hebraize — to use expressions or constructions distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- herb tea — a tea made of dried herbs and spices and usually containing no caffeine.
- herbaged — covered with grass or herbage
- herbaria — Plural form of herbarium.
- hibernal — of or relating to winter; wintry.
- hibernia — Ireland.
- high bar — a bar fixed in a position parallel to the floor or ground, for use in chinning and other exercises.
- hireable — able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- hornbeam — any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- la habra — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- malherbe — François de (frɑ̃swa də). 1555–1628, French poet and critic. He advocated the classical ideals of clarity and concision of meaning
- marybeth — a female given name.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- rabbitoh — (formerly) an itinerant seller of rabbits for eating
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rebranch — (of a branch, tree, evolutionary tree, etc) to branch again
- rehabbed — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
- rehabber — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.