8-letter words containing h
- baalshem — a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- babiches — Plural form of babiche.
- babouche — a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women
- babyhood — Your babyhood is the period of your life when you were a baby.
- bacchant — a priest or votary of Bacchus
- bacchiac — of, containing, or consisting of bacchii
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- backache — Backache is a dull pain in your back.
- backchat — the act of answering back, esp impudently
- backhand — A backhand is a shot in tennis or squash, which you make with your arm across your body.
- backhaul — a return load of cargo; cargo which is carried by a vehicle on its return journey
- backheel — (soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
- backwash — The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it.
- badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- bag moth — a moth, the larvae of which develop in bags or cases
- bagheera — a crush-resistant velvet made of uncut pile and used in the manufacture of evening wear and wraps.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- baha'ísm — a modern religion, developed originally in Iran from Babism, that stresses principles of universal brotherhood, social equality, etc.
- baha'íst — relating to the Baha'í Faith
- bahamian — Bahamian means belonging or relating to the Bahamas or to its people or culture.
- bahookie — the buttocks
- bahraini — of or relating to Bahrain
- bairnish — childish
- baitfish — any small fish used as bait for larger fish
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- bakshish — a tip, present, or gratuity.
- baldhead — a person with a bald head
- balkhash — Lakelarge lake in SE Kazakhstan, half saline & half freshwater, the halves separated by a sandbar: c. 6,500 sq mi (16,835 sq km)
- ballhawk — a sportsman who is skilled at winning possession of the ball, esp in basketball
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- bandfish — a Mediterranean fish with an elongated body
- bandhani — A style of tie-dyeing practised in parts of India.
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish.
- bankhead — Tallulah (Brockman). 1902–68, US stage and film actress; her successes included the plays The Little Foxes (1939) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
- banshees — Plural form of banshee.
- barathea — a fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and rayon, used esp for coats
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- barehand — to field (the ball) with one's bare hands rather than one's glove
- barghest — (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune
- 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
- barthian — of or relating to Karl Barth, or his ideas