7-letter words containing h, o, b
- h-block — a name for the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, closed in 2000
- haboobs — Plural form of haboob.
- hagborn — born of a hag or witch.
- hambone — (especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
- hamborn — Duisburg.
- handjob — Alternative spelling of hand job.
- harbona — one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- harbors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harbor.
- harbour — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hautboy — oboe1 (def 1).
- headbox — (in a papermaking machine) the container in which cleaned pulp is collected for uniform distribution across the wire.
- hebenon — (in Shakespeare's Hamlet) a type of poison
- hellbox — hell (def 9).
- herbose — Having an abundance of herbage; full of herbs.
- herbous — Of or relating to herbs; herbaceous.
- herdboy — A boy who looks after a herd of livestock.
- highboy — a tall chest of drawers on legs, usually in two sections set one on top of the other. Compare tallboy, lowboy.
- hipbone — innominate bone.
- hob-job — to do casual work or various small unskilled jobs
- hobbema — Meindert [mahyn-duh rt] /ˈmaɪn dərt/ (Show IPA), 1638–1709, Dutch painter.
- hobbies — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- hobbing — a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hobbish — like a clown
- hobbism — the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests.
- hobbits — a member of a race of imaginary creatures related to and resembling humans, living in underground holes and characterized by their good nature, diminutive size, and hairy feet.
- hobbled — to walk lamely; limp.
- hobbler — One who hobbles.
- hobbles — Plural form of hobble.
- hoblike — a hobgoblin or elf.
- hobnail — a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
- hobnobs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hobnob.
- hobodom — the condition or life of a hobo
- hoboism — The lifestyle or practices of hobos; vagrancy.
- hoboken — a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.
- hofbrau — an informal, German-style restaurant or tavern.
- hogback — a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.
- holbein — Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), ("the elder") 1465?–1524, German painter.
- holberg — Ludvig, Baron. 1684–1754, Danish playwright, poet, and historian, born in Norway: considered the founder of modern Danish literature
- holibut — halibut.
- homburg — a man's felt hat with a soft crown dented lengthwise and a slightly rolled brim.
- homeboy — a person from the same locality as oneself.
- hopbind — the stalk or vine on which hops grow
- hornbag — a promiscuous woman
- hornsby — Rogers, 1896–1963, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- hosebag — (slang) An undesirable, boorish, unintelligent, or objectionable person; often used in jest; a hoser.
- hot bed — an area having rails or rolls on which rolled pieces are laid to cool.
- hot tub — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
- hotbeds — Plural form of hotbed.
- houbara — a bustard, Chlamydotis undulata, of northern Africa and western Asia, having long black and white plumes on each side of the neck.
- howbeit — Archaic. nevertheless.