6-letter words containing ab
- gablet — a small gable
- gaboon — Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
- gazabo — a fellow; man; boy.
- glaber — Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- grabby — tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy: a grabby ticket scalper.
- graben — a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- habana — Havana.
- habeas — (legal) Shortened form of habeas corpus.
- habile — skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- habima — a Hebrew-language theater company, founded in Moscow in 1917: now the national theater of Israel.
- habiru — a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- habits — Plural form of habit.
- haboob — a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India.
- hijabs — Plural form of hijab.
- inable — (obsolete, now nonstandard) Unable, not able.
- indaba — a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- isabel — a female given name.
- izabal — Lake, a lake in E Guatemala: the largest in the country. About 450 sq. mi. (1165 sq. km).
- jabari — a male given name: from a Swahili word meaning “brave.”.
- jabbed — a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- jabber — rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
- jabble — to splash or agitate (a liquid)
- jabers — Jesus
- jabiru — a large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New World.
- jabrud — a Paleolithic site in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range.
- jilbab — a long robe covering the head worn by some Muslim women
- kabaka — the traditional king of Buganda, a region and former kingdom of southern Uganda.
- kabala — a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- kabiki — a fruit tree native to India, the fruit of which is edible and often used in preserves, and the fragrant flowers of which are used in cosmetics
- kabila — Laurent Désiré [loh-rahn dey-zee-rey] /loʊˈrɑn deɪ ziˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.
- kabobs — Plural form of kabob.
- kaboom — Used to represent the sound of a loud explosion.
- kabuki — popular drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate costuming, rhythmic dialogue, stylized acting, music, and dancing, and the performance of both male and female roles by male actors. Compare Nō.
- kabuto — A traditional Japanese military helmet.
- kabyle — a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
- kebabs — Plural form of kebab.
- khabur — a river in W Asia, flowing S from SE Turkey through NE Syria to the Euphrates. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- labara — an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.
- labell — Nonstandard spelling of label.
- labels — Plural form of label.
- labent — Sliding; gliding.
- labial — of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
- labile — apt or likely to change.
- labio- — relating to or formed by the lips and (another organ or part)
- labium — a lip or liplike part.
- lablab — hyacinth bean.
- labneh — a Mediterranean soft cheese produced by straining yogurt
- labors — Plural form of labor.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labral — of or like a lip