9-letter words containing h, o, b
- bass horn — an obsolete wind instrument of low range
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- bath bomb — a ball of carbonates and scent that is placed in bath water to dissolve and impart supposedly therapeutic properties to the water
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- batholith — a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
- bathonian — of or relating to Bath
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- be mother — to pour the tea
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- beam hole — a hole in the shield of a nuclear reactor through which a beam of radiation, esp of neutrons, is allowed to escape for experimental purposes
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- bedehouse — beadhouse
- beechwood — wood from a beech tree
- beerhouse — an establishment licensed to serve only liquors fermented from malt, as beer, ale, or the like.
- beethoven — Ludwig van (ˈluːtvɪç fan). 1770–1827, German composer, who greatly extended the form and scope of symphonic and chamber music, bridging the classical and romantic traditions. His works include nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, two masses, the opera Fidelio (1805), and choral music
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- beholding — to observe; look at; see.
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- bell moth — any moth of the family Tortricidae, which when at rest resemble the shape of a bell
- ben hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- bench dog — a dog on exhibit at a dog show before and after competition in the show ring.
- berthelot — Pierre Eugène Marselin [marsuh-lan] /mærsəˈlɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1827–1907, French chemist.
- bethought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- betrothed — If you are betrothed to someone, you have agreed to marry them.
- bi-hourly — occurring every two hours.
- big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- big mouth — If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret.
- billionth — The billionth item in a series is the one you count as number one billion.
- bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
- biochemic — relating to the chemistry of living organisms
- bioethics — the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- biohazard — material of biological origin that is hazardous to humans
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biophilia — an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
- biorhythm — a cyclically recurring pattern of physiological states in an organism or organ, such as alpha rhythm or circadian rhythm; believed by some to affect physical and mental states and behaviour
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
- bird shot — small-sized shot used for shooting birds.
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- birthroot — any of several North American plants of the genus Trillium, esp T. erectum, whose tuber-like roots were formerly used by the Native Americans as an aid in childbirth: family Trilliaceae
- birthwort — any of several climbing plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp A. clematitis of Europe, once believed to ease childbirth: family Aristolochiaceae
- bishopdom — the jurisdiction of a bishop