8-letter words containing b, u, h
- grub hoe — a heavy hoe for digging up roots, stumps, etc.
- habakkuk — a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- habenula — a narrow bandlike structure, as the stalk attaching the pineal gland to the thalamus.
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- habitude — customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
- habitues — Plural form of habitu\u00e9.
- habsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- hackbuss — Alternative form of hagbut.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harbours — Plural form of harbour.
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- hatbrush — a soft brush for hats
- hauberks — Plural form of hauberk.
- haulable — Capable of being hauled.
- 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.
- hautbois — hautboy.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- headbutt — A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.
- hebetude — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- hey rube — a fight between townspeople and the members of a circus or carnival.
- hibiscus — Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
- highbush — Being, or coming from, a bush of high stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as highbush blueberry and highbush cranberry).
- homburgs — Plural form of homburg.
- honeybun — A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey.
- houseboy — houseman (def 1).
- huggable — evoking a desire to hug close; inviting a close embrace; cuddly: a huggable little baby.
- huidobro — Vicente [bee-sen-te] /biˈsɛn tɛ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1948, Chilean poet.
- humblest — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humbling — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humboldt — Friedrich Heinrich Alexander [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈfri drɪx ˈhaɪn rɪx ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
- hummable — (of a piece of music) able to be hummed easily; melodic; tuneful.
- humpback — a back that is humped in a convex position.
- huna bay — an inlet of the Greenland Sea on the NW coast of Iceland.
- hunt box — a hunting lodge or house near or in a hunting area for use during the hunting season.
- huntable — capable of being hunted
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- jedburgh — a border town in the Borders region, in SE Scotland: ruins of an abbey.
- job hunt — search for employment
- job-hunt — to seek employment; look for a job.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- 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
- mail hub — mail server
- mouthbow — Musical bow.
- mud bath — skin treatment: soaking in mud
- mudbaths — Plural form of mudbath.
- muhlbach — Luise [loo-ee-zuh] /luˈi zə/ (Show IPA), (Klara Müller Mundt) 1814–73, German novelist.