8-letter words containing h
- 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.
- boarfish — any of various spiny-finned marine teleost fishes of the genera Capros, Antigonia, etc, related to the dories, having a deep compressed body, a long snout, and large eyes
- boathook — a pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel for fending off other vessels or obstacles or for catching a line or mooring buoy
- bobwhite — a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird
- boehm b. — Proposed the COCOMO technique for evaluating the cost of a software project.
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- boehmite — a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline form and occurs in bauxite. Formula: AlO(OH)
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- 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 hole — a land-surface depression occupied by waterlogged soil and spongy vegetative material that cannot bear the weight of large animals.
- bog rush — a blackish tufted cyperaceous plant, Schoenus nigricans, growing on boggy ground
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- 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.
- bok choy — a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves
- bolthead — the head of a bolt
- bolthole — a place of escape from danger
- bone ash — the residue obtained when bones are burned in air, consisting mainly of calcium phosphate. It is used as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of bone china
- bonefish — a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae
- bonehead — a stupid or obstinate person
- bonhomie — Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness.
- boobhead — a repeat offender in a prison
- boobyish — stupid or silly
- boofhead — a stupid person
- bookshop — A bookshop is a shop where books are sold.
- bootheel — an area of SE Missouri where the Missouri-Arkansas border dips southward forming a rectangular-shaped extension of the state.
- boothose — a protective stocking or boot liner fashionable in the 17th century
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain
- borehole — A borehole is a deep round hole made by a special tool or machine, especially one that is made in the ground when searching for oil or water.
- borghese — a noble Italian family whose members were influential in Italian art and politics from the 16th to the 19th century
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.
- bornholm — an island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden: administratively part of Denmark. Chief town: Rønne. Pop: 43 956 (2003 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- bosthoon — a boor
- botch-up — A botch-up is the same as a botch.
- botchery — an instance of botched workmanship
- botching — to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
- bothered — worried or concerned
- bothrium — one of two groove-shaped suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm
- bothwell — Earl of, title of James Hepburn. 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)
- bothyman — a person who lives in a bothy
- botteghe — the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in the work.
- 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
- bow hand — the hand that holds the bow in archery or in playing a violin, cello, etc.
- bowditch — Nathaniel1773-1838; U.S. mathematician, astronomer, & navigator
- boxthorn — matrimony vine
- brachial — of or relating to the arm or to an armlike part or structure