6-letter words containing r, h
- arusha — a city in N Tanganyika, in Tanzania.
- ashery — a manufacturing place where pearlash and potash are produced from ashes
- ashier — Comparative form of ashy.
- ashlar — a block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building
- ashler — Masonry. a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints. such stones collectively. masonry made of them.
- ashore — Someone or something that comes ashore comes from the sea onto the shore.
- ashram — a religious retreat or community where a Hindu holy man lives
- ashura — a Shiah festival observed on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the death of the martyr Imam Hussein bin Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 61 ah (680 ad)
- asshur — Ashur1
- athrob — pulsing or throbbing
- auroch — Alternative spelling of aurochs.
- author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
- awhirl — in a whirling, confused state
- barhop — to visit several bars in succession
- barish — quite thinly covered or bare
- barthe — Richmond, 1901–1989, U.S. sculptor.
- baruch — a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32–36)
- basher — to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
- bashir — Dame Marie (Roslyn). born 1930, Australian health administrator and campaigner: governor of New South Wales (2001–14)
- bather — A bather is a person who is swimming in the sea, or in a river or lake.
- bechar — a city in NW Algeria: an oasis. Pop: 149 000 (2005 est)
- berith — the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- bertha — a wide deep capelike collar, often of lace, usually to cover up a low neckline
- bharal — a wild Himalayan sheep, Pseudois nayaur, with a bluish-grey coat and round backward-curving horns
- bharat — India (the republic)
- bichir — an African freshwater fish with an elongated body
- bihari — a member of an Indian people living chiefly in Bihar but also in other parts of NW India and Bangladesh
- blargh — /blarg/ [MIT] The opposite of ping. An exclamation indicating that one has absorbed or is emitting a quantum of unhappiness. Less common than ping.
- borsch — any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream.
- bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- bpharm — Bachelor of Pharmacy
- brahma — a Hindu god: in later Hindu tradition, the Creator who, with Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer, constitutes the triad known as the Trimurti
- brahmi — a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- brahms — Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1833–97, German composer, whose music, though classical in form, exhibits a strong lyrical romanticism. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, chamber music, and A German Requiem (1868)
- brahui — a language spoken in Pakistan, forming an isolated branch of the Dravidian family
- bramah — Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- brashy — loosely fragmented; rubbishy
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- brecht — Bertolt (ˈbɛrtɔlt). 1898–1956, German dramatist, theatrical producer, and poet, who developed a new style of "epic" theatre and a new theory of theatrical alienation, notable also for his wit and compassion. His early works include The Threepenny Opera (1928) and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930) (both with music by Kurt Weill). His later plays are concerned with moral and political dilemmas and include Mother Courage and her Children (1941), The Good Woman of Setzuan (1943), and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1955)
- breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
- brehon — a judge in ancient Ireland
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- broach — When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
- broche — woven with a raised design, as brocade
- brooch — A brooch is a small piece of jewellery which has a pin at the back so it can be fastened on a dress, blouse, or coat.
- brothy — of or resembling broth
- brough — broch.
- brunch — Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning. It is a combination of breakfast and lunch.