8-letter words containing e, t, h
- besmooth — to smooth
- besoothe — to soothe
- besought — beseech
- beth din — a rabbinical court, consisting of at least three dayanim, and having authority over such matters as divorce and conversion and other communal ecclesiastical matters such as Kashruth. It may also try civil disputes with the consent of both parties
- bethesda — a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
- bethpage — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- bethrall — to make a slave of
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- beyrouth — Beirut.
- bitchery — spiteful talk
- blighted — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blighter — You can refer to someone you do not like as a blighter.
- blithely — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- bobwhite — a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird
- boehmite — a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline form and occurs in bauxite. Formula: AlO(OH)
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
- bolthead — the head of a bolt
- bolthole — a place of escape from danger
- bootheel — an area of SE Missouri where the Missouri-Arkansas border dips southward forming a rectangular-shaped extension of the state.
- boothose — a protective stocking or boot liner fashionable in the 17th century
- botchery — an instance of botched workmanship
- bothered — worried or concerned
- bothwell — Earl of, title of James Hepburn. 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)
- botteghe — the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in the work.
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- bratchet — a brach or brachet hound
- breathed — relating to or denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the vocal cords are not made to vibrate
- breather — If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
- breathes — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
- brethren — You can refer to the members of a particular organization or group, especially a religious group, as brethren.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- brighter — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- britches — breeches (sense 2)
- bush tea — a leguminous shrub of the genus Cyclopia, of southern Africa
- bushmeat — meat taken from any animal native to African forests, including species that may be endangered or not usually eaten outside Africa
- but then — You use but then before a remark which suggests that what you have just said should not be regarded as surprising.
- butchery — You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people as butchery when you want to express your horror and disgust at this.
- butchest — butch haircut.
- butthead — a stupid person
- butthole — anus.
- by heart — If you know something such as a poem by heart, you have learned it so well that you can remember it without having to read it.
- cachepot — an ornamental container for a flowerpot
- cachette — A hidden nook; a hiding place.
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- calathea — any plant of the S. American perennial genus Calathea, many species of which are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative variegated leaves, esp the zebra plant (C. zebrina), the leaves of which are purplish below and dark green with lighter stripes above: family Marantaceae
- carthage — an ancient city state, on the N African coast near present-day Tunis. Founded about 800 bc by Phoenician traders, it grew into an empire dominating N Africa and the Mediterranean. Destroyed and then rebuilt by Rome, it was finally razed by the Arabs in 697 ad
- catchers — Plural form of catcher.
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6