9-letter words containing b, h, a
- djellabah — a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa.
- douchebag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- doughball — a small ball of bread dough, cooked in a stew, as an accompaniment to a meal, etc
- drawbench — a bench having apparatus for cold-drawing wires, tubes, etc.
- dust bath — the action of a bird of driving dust into its feathers, which may dislodge parasites
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- earthborn — born on or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.
- ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
- eightball — (in pool) the black ball, marked with the number eight
- elisabeth — a feminine name
- elizabeth — a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. Pop: 123 215 (2003 est)
- embreathe — to breathe in (air)
- escabeche — A Spanish dish consisting of fried fish that is marinated and served cold.
- establish — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- fahlbands — Plural form of fahlband.
- faidherbe — Louis Léon César. 1818–89, French soldier and governor of Senegal (1854–65); founder of Dakar
- feuerbach — Ludwig Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s,, an-;; German ahn-drey-ahs] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs,, æn-;; German ɑnˈdreɪ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1804–72, German philosopher.
- fightable — able or ready to fight
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- fish ball — a fried ball (or patty) of minced fish, often mixed with mashed potatoes
- fish bass — a bast fibre bag for holding an angler's catch
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- flash mob — a group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration: The flash mob brought wide smiles to the faces of commuters waiting for their train.
- flashback — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flashbang — Alternative form of flash-bang.
- flashbulb — a glass bulb, filled with oxygen and aluminum or zirconium wire or foil, which, when ignited electrically, burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination of a subject.
- flashcube — a cube, for attaching to a camera, that contains a flashbulb in each vertical side and rotates automatically for taking four flash pictures in succession.
- flashtube — electronic flash.
- flushable — (of a toilet) That has a flushing mechanism.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- footbaths — Plural form of footbath.
- funabashi — a city in E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay.
- galbraith — John Kenneth, 1908–2006, U.S. economist, born in Canada.
- ghaziabad — a city in Uttar Pradesh, N central India, near New Delhi.
- ghostball — (baseball) A type of pitch; the knuckleball.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- habaneras — Plural form of habanera.
- haberdash — To deal in small wares.
- haberdine — a cod that has been dried and salted
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- habilable — having the ability to be clothed
- habitable — capable of being inhabited.
- habitably — capable of being inhabited.
- habitance — (obsolete) dwelling; abode; residence.
- habitancy — the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
- habituate — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- hackberry — any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
- hair bulb — the end of a hair follicle containing active hair-growing cells; situated under the skin