9-letter words containing b, h, a
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- babashoff — Shirley, born 1957, U.S. swimmer.
- baboonish — resembling a baboon
- babushkas — Plural form of babushka.
- baby bath — a plastic bath used for bathing a baby
- babyhouse — A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- bacchanal — a follower of Bacchus
- bacchante — a priestess or female votary of Bacchus
- bacchants — Plural form of bacchant.
- bacchical — Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
- bacharach — Burt. born 1928, US composer of popular songs, usually with lyricist Hal David
- bachelors — Plural form of bachelor.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- back-ache — a pain, especially in the lumbar region of the back, usually caused by the strain of a muscle or ligament.
- back-heel — to strike the ball with one's heel and make it go behind one
- backaches — Plural form of backache.
- backbench — A backbench MP is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official position in his or her political party.
- backcheck — a valve system in hydraulic doors that controls the door's opening
- backcloth — A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backfisch — a teenage girl; a girl who has not yet reached maturity
- backflash — a flashback: Backflashes of the heroine's childhood fill in gaps in the novel's narrative.
- backhands — Plural form of backhand.
- backheels — Plural form of backheel.
- backhouse — an outdoor privy; outhouse
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- backshift — The changing of a present tense in direct speech to a past tense in reported speech (or a past tense to pluperfect).
- backshish — Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
- backshore — the area of a beach above the usual high tide mark
- backsight — the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
- backslash — a slash which slopes to the left \
- bad check — A bad check is a check that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the check.
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bad thing — (jargon) (From the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody "1066 And All That") Something that can't possibly result in improvement of the subject. This term is always capitalised, as in "Replacing all of the 9600-baud modems with bicycle couriers would be a Bad Thing". Opposite: Good Thing. British correspondents confirm that Bad Thing and Good Thing (and probably therefore Right Thing and Wrong Thing) come from the book referenced in the etymology, which discusses rulers who were Good Kings but Bad Things. This has apparently created a mainstream idiom on the British side of the pond.
- bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
- badmashes — Plural form of badmash.
- badmouths — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth.
- bahaullah — Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā.
- bahookies — Plural form of bahookie.
- bahuvrihi — a class of compound words consisting of two elements the first of which is a specific feature of the second
- bakehouse — a building or room to bake in; bakery.
- bakeshops — Plural form of bakeshop.
- bakhtaran — city in W Iran: pop. 561,000
- baksheesh — money given as a tip, a present, or alms
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- baldheads — Plural form of baldhead.
- ball hawk — Baseball. an outfielder with outstanding defensive skills, especially at fielding fly balls.
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.