6-letter words containing h, a
- beachy — covered with gentle sandy slopes
- bechar — a city in NW Algeria: an oasis. Pop: 149 000 (2005 est)
- bedash — to dash against (something), as for example waves dash against rocks
- beenah — understanding; insight
- behalf — interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
- behead — If someone is beheaded, their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime.
- bertha — a wide deep capelike collar, often of lace, usually to cover up a low neckline
- betcha — I bet you
- beulah — the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)
- bhabha — Homi J(ehangir) [hoh-mee juh-hahn-geer] /ˈhoʊ mi dʒə hɑnˈgɪər/ (Show IPA), 1909–1966, Indian physicist and government official.
- bhajan — the singing of devotional songs and hymns
- bhakta — a devotee of God
- bhakti — loving devotion to God leading to nirvana
- bhangi — a Hindu scavenger who belongs to one of the untouchable castes.
- bharal — a wild Himalayan sheep, Pseudois nayaur, with a bluish-grey coat and round backward-curving horns
- bharat — India (the republic)
- bhavan — (in India) a large house or building
- bhilai — a city in S Madhya Pradesh, in central India.
- bhopal — a city in central India, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state and of the former state of Bhopal: site of a poisonous gas leak from a US-owned factory, which killed over 7000 people in 1984 and was implicated in a further 15 000 deaths afterwards. Pop: 1 433 875 (2001)
- bhutan — a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)
- bichat — Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
- bigtha — one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- bihari — a member of an Indian people living chiefly in Bihar but also in other parts of NW India and Bangladesh
- bihzad — Kamal ad-Din [key-mahl ahd-deen] /ˈkeɪ mɑl ɑdˈdin/ (Show IPA), c1440–c1527, Persian painter and calligrapher.
- bilhah — the mother of Dan and Naphtali. Gen. 30:1–8.
- biztha — one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blargh — /blarg/ [MIT] The opposite of ping. An exclamation indicating that one has absorbed or is emitting a quantum of unhappiness. Less common than ping.
- blashy — very rainy
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- bo hai — arm of the Yellow Sea, north of Shandong peninsula in NE China: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
- bodach — an old man
- bohica — (humour) /bo-hee-ka/ Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.
- bonham — a piglet
- botham — Sir Ian (Terence). born 1955, English cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 102 test matches (1977–1992) taking 383 wickets
- bothan — a hut or booth, esp one used as an illegal drinking house
- bpharm — Bachelor of Pharmacy
- brahma — a Hindu god: in later Hindu tradition, the Creator who, with Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer, constitutes the triad known as the Trimurti
- brahmi — a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- brahms — Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1833–97, German composer, whose music, though classical in form, exhibits a strong lyrical romanticism. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, chamber music, and A German Requiem (1868)
- brahui — a language spoken in Pakistan, forming an isolated branch of the Dravidian family
- bramah — Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- brashy — loosely fragmented; rubbishy
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- broach — When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
- buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
- buddha — Buddha is the title given to Gautama Siddhartha, the religious teacher and founder of Buddhism.