8-letter words containing h, u
- ayacucho — a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- babouche — a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- backhaul — a return load of cargo; cargo which is carried by a vehicle on its return journey
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
- badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- bash out — If you say that someone bashes something out, you mean that they produce it quickly or in large quantities, but without much care or thought.
- bashfull — Archaic form of bashful.
- bath bun — a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- bathtubs — Plural form of bathtub.
- bathurst — a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)
- bauhinia — any climbing or shrubby leguminous plant of the genus Bauhinia, of tropical and warm regions, widely cultivated for ornament
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- bear hug — A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.
- bear-hug — to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team.
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- beechnut — the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree
- beehouse — A beehive or apiary.
- behistun — a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon. On a nearby cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing his enthronement
- bellpush — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- beshroud — to cover with a shroud
- besought — beseech
- beyrouth — Beirut.
- bhelpuri — an Indian dish of puffed rice and vegetables
- bhikshus — a monk.
- bigmouth — a noisy, indiscreet, or boastful person
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- bluchers — a strong, leather half boot.
- bluebush — any of various blue-grey herbaceous Australian shrubs of the genus Maireana
- bluefish — a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae
- bluehead — either of two fish of the wrasse family, Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum
- bluntish — somewhat blunt
- blush-on — blusher (def 2).
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
- bog rush — a blackish tufted cyperaceous plant, Schoenus nigricans, growing on boggy ground
- bohr bug — (jargon, programming) /bohr buhg/ (From Quantum physics) A repeatable bug; one that manifests reliably under a possibly unknown but well-defined set of conditions. Compare heisenbug. See also mandelbug, schroedinbug.
- botch-up — A botch-up is the same as a botch.
- bothrium — one of two groove-shaped suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- boughpot — a bouquet of flowers or boughs
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- brachium — the arm, esp the upper part
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.