9-letter words containing a, b, h
- beach bum — If you refer to someone as a beach bum, you mean that they spend a lot of time enjoying themselves on the beach or in the sea.
- beach hut — a hut used for changing, storing deckchairs, etc
- beach pea — either of two plants of the legume family, Lathyrus japonicus, of seashores of the North Temperate Zone, or L. littoralis, of the temperate western coast of North America, both having oblong leaves and clusters of pealike flowers.
- beachball — a large light brightly coloured ball for playing with on a beach
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- beachhead — A beachhead is an area of land next to the sea or a river where an attacking force has taken control and can prepare to advance further inland.
- beachside — situated near a beach
- beachwear — Beachwear is the things people wear for swimming.
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- 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
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- beardfish — any of several fishes of the family Polymyxiidae, found in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having a pair of long barbels under the chin.
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- bed chair — an adjustable frame for assisting invalids to sit up in bed.
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- beer hall — a bar, cabaret, or the like, chiefly serving beer and usually offering music, dancing, etc.
- beersheba — a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev. In biblical times it marked the southern limit of Palestine. Pop: 183 000 (2003 est)
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- beheading — the action of decapitating someone
- bell arch — a round arch resting on prominent corbels.
- bellyache — Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
- ben hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- benchland — a stretch of level ground at the foot of mountains
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- bepatched — mended with or covered in patches
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bethphage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- bethsabee — Bathsheba.
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- bhaktapur — a city in E central Nepal, near Kathmandu.
- bharatiya — of or relating to India
- bhaunagar — a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India.
- bhavnagar — a port in W India, in S Gujarat. Pop: 510 958 (2001)
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- bigheaded — Informal. an excessive estimate of one's importance; conceit.
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- bilharzia — schistosome
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- biohazard — material of biological origin that is hazardous to humans