8-letter words containing h, e, b
- siegbahn — Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- sloebush — a bush on which sloes grow
- subchief — a chief below the main chief
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- subniche — a subdivision of a niche
- subphase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- subshell — a group of electrons in an atom belonging to the same shell and also having the same azimuthal quantum number.
- subtheme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- sunbathe — to take a sunbath.
- tabouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- thalberg — Irving (Grant) 1899–1936, U.S. motion-picture producer.
- the bard — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- the bass — the lowest part in a piece of harmony
- the bear — the constellation Ursa Major or Ursa Minor
- the best — sb or sth superior to all others
- the blue — the sky
- the bomb — a hydrogen or atomic bomb considered as the ultimate destructive weapon
- the book — the Bible
- the boot — dismissal from employment; the sack
- the bull — the constellation Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac
- the bush — an uncultivated or sparsely settled area, esp in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada: usually covered with trees or shrubs, varying from open shrubby country to dense rainforest
- the crab — the constellation Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac
- the lamb — a title given to Christ in the New Testament
- the tomb — death
- the tube — an underground railway system
- thebaine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 19 H 21 NO 3 , present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.
- theobald — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- theobold — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- therblig — (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.
- throbbed — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- throbber — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- thurible — a censer.
- tithable — subject to the payment of tithes.
- umeboshi — a salty and tart Japanese condiment made from unripened plums pickled in a brine.
- unbathed — not bathed; unwashed
- unbreech — to remove the breeches from (a person)
- warhable — able to fight in war
- washable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- webphone — A telephone that connects through the internet.
- webwheel — a wheel containing a plate or web instead of spokes
- whimbrel — a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds.
- whiteboy — (UK, US, slang, mildly, pejorative) A young Caucasian male.
- wishable — Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
- wishbone — a forked bone, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles, in front of the breastbone in most birds; furcula.
- zoophobe — a person with a morbid fear of animals