5-letter words containing h, a, b
- brash — If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash, you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive.
- chiba — an industrial city in central Japan, in SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay. Pop: 880 164 (2002 est)
- chuba — A long sheepskin coat made of thick wool worn by Tibetans.
- cohab — a cohabiter
- h-bar — an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- haber — Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
- hable — Obsolete form of habile.
- habor — Khabur.
- haleb — Aleppo
- hamba — go away; be off
- hambo — a Swedish folk dance in three-quarter time, originating in the 16th century.
- hejab — Alternative spelling of hijab.
- hijab — a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women to cover the hair and neck and sometimes the face.
- hoban — James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- obeah — a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- pheba — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- rahab — a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- rehab — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
- sabah — a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- sahib — (in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- shaba — a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- sheba — Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- subah — a province in the Mogul empire
- subha — a string of beads used in praying and meditating
- thaub — the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.