8-letter words containing kh
- abkhazia — a disputed region of NW Georgia, between the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains: a subtropical region, with mountains rising over 3900 m (13 000 ft); Abkhazian separatists seized control of the region in 1993; Russia formally recognized it as an independent republic following the Russian-Georgian war of 2008, although Georgia still claims the region as part of its territory. Capital: Sukhumi. Pop: 220 600 (2006 est). Area: 8600 sq km (3320 sq miles)
- aga khan — the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili sect of Muslims
- akhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- alekhine — Alexander. 1892–1946, Russian-born chess player who lived in France; world champion (1927–35, 1937–46)
- amakhosi — Plural form of inkhosi.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- beakhead — (nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
- berakhah — a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.
- buckhorn — horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc
- bukharin — Nikolai Ivanovich (nikaˈlaj iˈvanəvitʃ). 1888–1938, Soviet Bolshevik leader: executed in one of Stalin's purges
- bulkhead — A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.
- charkhas — Plural form of charkha.
- deckhand — A deckhand is a person who does the cleaning and other work on the deck of a ship.
- deckhead — the undersurface of a deck.
- dickhead — If someone calls a man a dickhead, they are saying that they think he is very stupid.
- dockhand — a dockworker.
- dukhobor — Doukhobor.
- durkheim — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1858–1917, French sociologist and philosopher.
- elkhound — A large hunting dog of a Scandinavian breed with a shaggy gray coat.
- forkhead — the head of an arrow
- fuckhead — a stupid or obnoxious person.
- funkhole — a dugout
- geekhood — The quality of being a geek; geekiness.
- gunkhole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- gurkhali — the language of the Gurkhas, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
- gurmukhi — the script used for writing the Punjabi language
- gymkhana — a field day held for equestrians, consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship and much pageantry.
- halakhah — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- halakhic — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- hekhsher — hechsher.
- icekhana — an auto-racing competition testing driving skills on a frozen lake.
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- inkhorns — Plural form of inkhorn.
- junkhead — (slang) a junkie, drug addict.
- junkheap — A collection or pile of unwanted things.
- khadijah — 554–619 ad, the first wife of the Prophet Mohammed, regarded as the first convert to Islam
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- khalifah — Dated form of caliph.
- khambhat — Gulf of, a gulf of the Arabian Sea, on the NW coast of India.
- khamenei — Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khartoum — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
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