6-letter words containing b, a
- haboob — a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India.
- hagbut — harquebus.
- hamble — (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
- harbin — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- harbor — 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.
- hatbox — a case or box for a hat.
- haybox — A box stuffed with hay in which heated food was left to continue cooking.
- hecuba — Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- herbal — of, relating to, or consisting of herbs.
- hijabs — Plural form of hijab.
- hobart — an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
- hobday — to alleviate (a breathing problem in certain horses) by the surgical operation of removing soft tissue ventricles to pull back the vocal fold
- huambo — a city in central Angola.
- hubcap — a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.
- i-beam — a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I. Compare H-beam.
- iambic — Prosody. pertaining to the iamb. consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs.
- iambus — iamb.
- ibadah — the following of Islamic beliefs and practices
- ibadan — a city in SW Nigeria.
- ibague — a city in W central Colombia.
- ibanez — Vicente Blasco [bee-then-te blahs-kaw] /biˈθɛn tɛ ˈblɑs kɔ/ (Show IPA), Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente.
- iberia — Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- ibpag2 — Icon-Based Parser Generation System 2
- imbark — to cover in bark
- in bad — not good in any manner or degree.
- inable — (obsolete, now nonstandard) Unable, not able.
- indaba — a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- isabel — a female given name.
- isobar — Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- izabal — Lake, a lake in E Guatemala: the largest in the country. About 450 sq. mi. (1165 sq. km).
- jabari — a male given name: from a Swahili word meaning “brave.”.
- jabbed — a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- jabber — rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
- jabble — to splash or agitate (a liquid)
- jabers — Jesus
- jabiru — a large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New World.
- jabrud — a Paleolithic site in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range.
- jacobi — Abraham, 1830–1919, U.S. pediatrician, born in Germany.
- jacobs — the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs. Gen. 25:24–34.
- jalebi — A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
- jambee — a light cane or walking stick that was fashionable in the 18th century
- jambos — rose apple.
- jambul — An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
- jawbox — a metal kitchen sink
- jazzbo — a jazz musician or fan
- jerboa — any of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus and Dipus, with long hind legs used for jumping.
- jibaro — an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
- jilbab — a long robe covering the head worn by some Muslim women
- jojoba — a shrub, Simmondsia chinensis (or S. californica), of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing seeds that are the source of an oil (jojoba oil) used in cosmetics and as a lubricant.
- jubate — covered with long hairs resembling a mane.