8-letter words containing ho
- aunthood — the state of being, or relationship of, aunt
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- ayacucho — a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)
- b school — business school.
- b-method — (programming, tool) A system for rigorous or formal development of software using the notion of Abstract Machines to specify and design software systems. The B-Method is supported by the B-Toolkit. Abstract Machines are specified using the Abstract Machine Notation (AMN) which is in turn based on the mathematical theory of Generalised Substitutions.
- b-school — a business school or business college
- babyhood — Your babyhood is the period of your life when you were a baby.
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- bahookie — the buttocks
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- 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.
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- beehouse — A beehive or apiary.
- beholden — If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you.
- beholder — The beholder of something is the person who is looking at it.
- behooved — to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.
- behooves — use; advantage; benefit: The money was spent for his own behoof.
- behovely — useful
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- bien hoa — a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est)
- big hook — wrecking crane.
- big shot — A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization.
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- billhook — a cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etc
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- birdshot — small pellets designed for shooting birds
- blowhole — the nostril, paired or single, of whales, situated far back on the skull
- 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
- bog hole — a land-surface depression occupied by waterlogged soil and spongy vegetative material that cannot bear the weight of large animals.
- bok choy — a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves
- bolthole — a place of escape from danger
- bonhomie — Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness.
- bookshop — A bookshop is a shop where books are sold.
- boothose — a protective stocking or boot liner fashionable in the 17th century
- 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.
- 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
- boxthorn — matrimony vine
- broncho- — indicating or relating to the bronchi
- brushoff — an abrupt or rude dismissal, esp. in the phrase give (or get) the brushoff
- buckhorn — horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc
- buckshot — Buckshot consists of pieces of lead fired from a gun when hunting animals.
- bughouse — a mental hospital or asylum
- bullhorn — A bullhorn is a device for making your voice sound louder in the open air.
- bullshot — a cocktail of vodka and beef stock
- bunghole — a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
- bush-hog — to clear (land) by using a bush hog.
- butthole — anus.
- cabochon — a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted