7-letter words containing h
- benight — to shroud in physical, moral, or intellectual darkness
- bentham — Jeremy. 1748–1832, British philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism. His works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)
- benthic — of or relating to a benthos.
- benthon — the aggregate of organisms that live on or in the benthos.
- benthos — the animals and plants living at the bottom of a sea or lake
- beothuk — a member of an extinct Native Canadian people formerly living in Newfoundland
- berakah — berakhah.
- berchta — Perchta.
- berhyme — to mention in poetry
- berthed — in a berth
- beseech — If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.
- beshame — to cause to feel shame
- beshine — to illuminate or shine on
- beshout — to shout at or about
- beshrew — to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me)
- bethank — to thank
- bethany — a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week
- bethink — to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
- bethorn — to cover with thorns
- bethumb — to cause wear to (books) by handling
- bethump — to thump hard
- bethune — Norman. 1890–1939, Canadian physician and campaigner for socialized medicine; pioneered the use of mobile medical units during the Spanish Civil War and in China during the second Sino-Japanese War
- betroth — to promise to marry or to give in marriage
- beuthen — German name of Bytom.
- bewhore — to treat as a whore
- bewitch — If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else.
- bexhill — a resort in S England, in East Sussex on the English Channel. Pop: 39 451 (2001)
- bhangra — Bhangra is a form of dance music that comes from India and uses traditional Indian instruments.
- bhaskar — Sanjeev (ˈsændʒiːv). born 1964, British actor and writer of Indian origin, known for the TV comedy series Goodness Gracious Me (1998–2001) and The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–06)
- bheesty — (in India) a water carrier.
- bhikshu — a monk.
- bhishti — (formerly in India) a water-carrier
- bhoodan — (in India) a socioagricultural movement, started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951, in which village landowners are persuaded to give land to the landless.
- bichord — (of a musical instrument) having two strings for one note
- biggish — Something that is biggish is fairly big.
- bighead — a conceited person
- bighorn — a large wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, inhabiting mountainous regions in North America and NE Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. The male has massive curved horns, and the species is well adapted for climbing and leaping
- bimorph — an assembly of two piezoelectric crystals cemented together so that an applied voltage causes one to expand and the other to contract, converting electrical signals into mechanical energy. Conversely, bending can generate a voltage: used in loudspeakers, gramophone pick-ups, etc
- bingham — George Caleb1811-79; U.S. painter
- biochip — a small glass or silicon plate containing an array of biochemical molecules or structures, used as a biosensor or in gene sequencing
- bioherm — a mound of material laid down by sedentary marine organisms, esp a coral reef
- biophor — (in Weismann's theory of heredity) a hypothetical particle of the ultimate form of matter
- biotech — Biotech means the same as biotechnology.
- birchen — of or relating to birch.
- bircher — a member or supporter of the John Birch Society
- birthed — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- birther — a person who believes that Barack Obama, US President 2009–2017, was not born in the USA and was therefore not eligible to be President
- bishkek — the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Pop: 828 000 (2005 est)
- bismuth — a brittle pinkish-white crystalline metallic element having low thermal and electrical conductivity, which expands on cooling. It is widely used in alloys, esp low-melting alloys in fire safety devices; its compounds are used in medicines. Symbol: Bi; atomic no: 83; atomic wt: 208.98037; valency: 3 or 5; relative density: 9.747; melting pt: 271.4°C; boiling pt: 1564±5°C
- bitchen — marvelous; wonderful.