9-letter words containing b, h, a
- hairballs — Plural form of hairball.
- hairbands — Plural form of hairband.
- hairbrush — a brush for smoothing and styling the hair.
- half bath — a bathroom containing only a toilet and wash basin; powder room.
- half boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half buck — a half dollar; the sum of 50 cents.
- half-ball — a contact in billiards, etc, in which the player aims through the centre of the cue ball to the edge of the object ball, so that half the object ball is covered
- half-blue — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- half-boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half-butt — a snooker cue longer than an ordinary cue, usually used with a long rest
- halfbacks — Plural form of halfback.
- halfbeaks — Plural form of halfbeak.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- halophobe — a creature that is unable to live in salty conditions
- hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- hammurabi — 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
- hand back — return, give back
- hand bell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- handballs — Plural form of handball.
- handbasin — Washbasin.
- handbells — Plural form of handbell.
- handbills — Plural form of handbill.
- handblown — (of glassware) shaped by means of a handheld blowpipe: handblown crystal.
- handbooks — Plural form of handbook.
- handbound — (of books) bound by hand.
- handbrake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- handlebar — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hansberry — Lorraine, 1930–65, U.S. playwright.
- happen by — chance upon
- hapsburgs — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- harborers — 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.
- harboring — 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.
- harborous — welcoming and offering hospitality
- harboured — 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.
- harbourer — A person who harbours another.
- hard boot — (operating system) A boot which resets the entire system. The phrase has connations of hostility toward, or frustration with, the computer being booted. For example, "I'll have to hard boot this losing Sun", or "I recommend booting it hard". Hard boots are often performed with a power cycle. Contrast soft boot. See also cold boot and reboot
- hard-bill — a seed-eating bird.
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- hardbacks — Plural form of hardback.
- hardboard — a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.
- hardbound — (of a book) bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.
- harebells — Plural form of harebell.
- hark back — to listen attentively; hearken.
- harquebus — any of several small-caliber long guns operated by a matchlock or wheel-lock mechanism, dating from about 1400.
- hasdrubal — died 207 b.c, Carthaginian general (brother of Hannibal).
- hashbrown — Alternative spelling of hash brown.
- hashtable — Alternative spelling of hash table.