6-letter words containing h, b, e
- bouche — the notch cut in the top corner of a shield to support a lance
- 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.
- brecht — Bertolt (ˈbɛrtɔlt). 1898–1956, German dramatist, theatrical producer, and poet, who developed a new style of "epic" theatre and a new theory of theatrical alienation, notable also for his wit and compassion. His early works include The Threepenny Opera (1928) and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930) (both with music by Kurt Weill). His later plays are concerned with moral and political dilemmas and include Mother Courage and her Children (1941), The Good Woman of Setzuan (1943), and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1955)
- breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
- brehon — a judge in ancient Ireland
- broche — woven with a raised design, as brocade
- bunche — Ralph Johnson. 1904–71, US diplomat and United Nations official: awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1950 for his work as UN mediator in Palestine (1948–49); UN undersecretary (1954–71)
- bushed — If you say that you are bushed, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- bushel — A bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons.
- busher — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- bushie — a supporter of US President George W. Bush or a member of his administration
- chebec — least flycatcher
- chenab — a river rising in the Himalayas and flowing southwest to the Sutlej River in Pakistan. Length: 1087 km (675 miles)
- cherub — A cherub is a kind of angel that is represented in art as a naked child with wings.
- embush — (obsolete) To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
- ephebe — (in ancient Greece) a young man of 18-20 years undergoing military training.
- gheber — Gabar.
- h-beam — an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- habeas — (legal) Shortened form of habeas corpus.
- habile — skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- hamble — (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
- hebbel — (Christian) Friedrich [kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1813–63, German lyric poet and playwright.
- hebert — Jacques René [zhahk ruh-ney] /ʒɑk rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), ("Père Duchesne") 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary leader.
- hebrew — a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
- hebron — an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- hecuba — Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- henbit — a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- herbal — of, relating to, or consisting of herbs.
- herbed — cooked or seasoned with herbs; flavored with herbs.
- herber — (rare) A garden in which herbs and vegetables are grown; a herbarium.
- hereby — by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
- hobbed — a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hobber — a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hobbes — Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.
- hobble — to walk lamely; limp.
- hoboes — Plural form of hobo.
- hombre — a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- hotbed — a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- hubbed — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- hubble — Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
- hubert — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “mind” and “bright.”.
- hubnet — (networking) A 50 Mb/s optical fibre network developed at Toronto University. Network topology is a rooted tree with a maximum of 65536 hosts with maximum separation of 2 km. The protocol is multiple access, collision avoidance, echo detect and retry.
- humber — an estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers in E England. 37 miles (60 km) long.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- keblah — kiblah.
- khyber — (Cockney rhyming slang) arse.
- kibbeh — A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat.
- kirbeh — a leather bottle for carrying water
- labneh — a Mediterranean soft cheese produced by straining yogurt