8-letter words containing b, c, h
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhaul — to force (a sailing vessel) onto a new tack, esp in an emergency, by fastening a lee anchor to the lee quarter, dropping the anchor as the vessel comes about, and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubrush — any rush of the genus Scirpus
- cobhouse — A structure built of cob.
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- cohobate — to redistil (a distillate), esp by allowing it to mingle with the remaining matter
- combahee — a river in S South Carolina, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- coolabah — an Australian myrtaceous tree, Eucalyptus microtheca, that grows along rivers and has smooth bark and long narrow leaves
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- crabbish — Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
- cuthbert — Saint. ?635–87 ad, English monk; bishop of Lindisfarne. Feast day: March 20
- dabchick — any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World
- debouche — an outlet, as for troops to debouch through
- disbench — to remove (a barrister or judge) from the membership of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court
- dobchick — Alternative form of dabchick.
- hackable — (computing) That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- hackbuss — Alternative form of hagbut.
- halfback — Football. one of two backs who typically line up on each side of the fullback. the position played by such a back.
- hardback — A book with a solid binding.
- haulback — (in lumbering) a small line for pulling a cable back to its original position after it has been used to haul a log away.
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- herblock — Herbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
- hibachis — Plural form of hibachi.
- hibiscus — Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
- hit back — retaliate
- hobrecht — Jacob [jey-kuh b;; Dutch yah-kawp] /ˈdʒeɪ kəb;; Dutch ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), Obrecht, Jacob.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- 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.
- hot comb — a comblike device that is heated, usually electrically, and used to straighten or style the hair
- hot-comb — to arrange or style (the hair) with a hot comb.
- humpback — a back that is humped in a convex position.
- jochebed — the mother of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- liebchen — A person who is very dear to another (often used as a term of endearment).
- lubitsch — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1892–1947, German film director and producer, in the U.S. after 1922.
- lunchbox — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- macahuba — a South American palm tree of the genus Acrocomia
- matchbox — a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches.
- muhlbach — Luise [loo-ee-zuh] /luˈi zə/ (Show IPA), (Klara Müller Mundt) 1814–73, German novelist.
- outbitch — to bitch more than or better than
- pabouche — a soft shoe
- pb cache — Pipeline Burst Cache
- pinchbug — a stag beetle
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- rebranch — (of a branch, tree, evolutionary tree, etc) to branch again
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.