9-letter words containing l, h
- azimuthal — Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- bacchanal — a follower of Bacchus
- bacchical — Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
- bachelors — Plural form of bachelor.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- back-heel — to strike the ball with one's heel and make it go behind one
- backcloth — A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backflash — a flashback: Backflashes of the heroine's childhood fill in gaps in the novel's narrative.
- backheels — Plural form of backheel.
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- backslash — a slash which slopes to the left \
- bahaullah — Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā.
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- baldheads — Plural form of baldhead.
- ball hawk — Baseball. an outfielder with outstanding defensive skills, especially at fielding fly balls.
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- balthazar — a wine bottle holding the equivalent of sixteen normal bottles (approximately 12 litres)
- bandshell — a type of bandstand enclosed at the back
- barkcloth — Cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or similar tree.
- barophile — An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- bartholdi — Frédéric August. 1834–1904, French sculptor and architect, who designed (1884) the Statue of Liberty
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- 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
- beachball — a large light brightly coloured ball for playing with on a beach
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- 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
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- beer hall — a bar, cabaret, or the like, chiefly serving beer and usually offering music, dancing, etc.
- beholding — to observe; look at; see.
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- bell arch — a round arch resting on prominent corbels.
- bell moth — any moth of the family Tortricidae, which when at rest resemble the shape of a bell
- bell push — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- bellyache — Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
- benchland — a stretch of level ground at the foot of mountains
- benchless — without a bench or benches
- berthelot — Pierre Eugène Marselin [marsuh-lan] /mærsəˈlɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1827–1907, French chemist.
- bethlehem — a town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: birthplace of Jesus and early home of King David
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- bi-hourly — occurring every two hours.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon