(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)
noun
(countable) A rest or pause.
(countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
(obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
(obsolete) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
(uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
(uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
verb
Misspelling of breathe.
broach
broach
noun
(architecture, UK, dialect) A spire rising from a tower.
(masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
A spit for cooking food.
A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
Alternative spelling of brooch
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
verb
(intransitive) To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
(nautical, intransitive, of a submerged submarine, torpedo, or similar) To break the surface of the water.
(transitive) To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
(transitive) To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
(transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).
bsarch
bsphar
buchan
buchan
Proper noun
an administrative district in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
and (Clan Buchan). Of note is John Buchan, the author.
buddah
buddha
buddha
noun
(informal, uncountable) marijuana
A human being who has become enlightened. (in Buddhism)
A statue or image of the Buddha.
bugsha
bugsha
noun
Alternative form of buqsha
bunyah
bunyah
noun
Alternative form of bunya (“banyan; Hindu caste member”)
buqsha
buqsha
noun
(historical) A former currency unit of Yemen.
burkha
burrah
bushwa
bushwa
noun
Alternative form of bushwah
busrah
butcha
butcha
noun
(India, historical) The young of any animal.
(India, historical, slang, by extension) A child.
byhand
bypath
bypath
noun
An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.
cabaho
casbah
casbah
noun
(by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
(slang) A person's house or flat/apartment.
The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
chaber
chabot
chabot
noun
(heraldry) A kind of fish found in heraldic designs.
chabuk
chabuk
noun
(now historical) A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East.
chahab
chenab
cobham
cobham
Proper noun
A village in Gravesham borough, Kent, England.
A village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England.
An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.
cohoba
cohoba
noun
A traditional Taino ceremony in which the ground seeds of the cojóbana tree were inhaled in a special pipe, producing a psychedelic effect.
coobah
cumbha
darbha
dubach
dubash
dubash
noun
(India, dated) An Indian general household steward.
(India, dated) An Indian translator or interpreter.
dubbah
ethban
habana
habble
habble
noun
(Scotland) A squabble.
(Scotland) A state of perplexity.
verb
(Scotland, intransitive) To stutter or stammer.
(Scotland, transitive) To perplex.
habbub
habeas
habeas
noun
(law) A habeas corpus.
habena
habena
noun
A restricting bandage or frenum
habere
habile
habile
adj
Generally able or adroit; handy.
habiri
habiru
habits
habits
noun
plural of habit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habit
habnab
habnab
adj
(obsolete) Happening randomly.
haboob
haboob
noun
A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.
haboub
habuka
hadbot
hagbut
hagbut
noun
(obsolete) An arquebus, a firearm with a long barrel.
halbur
halebi
hamber
hamble
hamble
verb
(intransitive) To walk lame; limp.
(obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
(transitive) To cut out the balls of the feet of (dogs) so as to render them unfit for hunting.
hambro
hangby
harbin
harbin
Proper noun
A sub-provincial city in northeastern China; capital of Heilongjiang Province.
harbor
harbor
noun
(countable) Any place of shelter.
(countable, glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
(obsolete, countable) A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
(obsolete, uncountable) Shelter, refuge.
A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return - Sarah Orne Jewett
verb
(intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
(transitive) To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
(transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
(transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
harbot
hashab
hatbox
hatbox
noun
A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat.
haybox
haybox
noun
A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant, formerly used to keep food hot.
hecabe
hecuba
helban
herbal
herbal
adj
Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials.
Made from or with herbs.
noun
A manual of herbs and their medical uses
An herbal supplement
herbar
herbar
noun
(obsolete) A herb.
hobard
hobart
hobart
Proper noun
The state capital of Tasmania (Australia), named for a Lord Hobart.
derived from a variant of Hubert.
A city in Indiana
A village in New York
A city in Oklahoma
A in Washington (state)
A village in Wisconsin
horbal
huambo
huambo
Proper noun
A large city in Angola.
hubcap
hubcap
noun
A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel.
hyblan
ibadhi
ibapah
jibbah
jubbah
jubbah
noun
A long outer garment worn by Muslims.
jubhah
kamboh
kasbah
kasbah
noun
Alternative spelling of casbah
keblah
khabur
khabur
Proper noun
A river in Turkey and Syria, the largest perennial tributary to the Euphrates.
khatib
khatib
noun
(Islam) A person who delivers the khutbah.
khutba
khutba
noun
Alternative form of khutbah
kiblah
kiblah
noun
Alternative form of qibla
kochab
kochab
Proper noun
Beta Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor.
libnah
madhab
madhab
noun
Nonstandard spelling of madhhab.
mahbub
mahbub
noun
A gold coin used in the Ottoman Empire.
mihrab
mihrab
noun
(Islam) A design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function.
(Islam) A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays.
naboth
obeahs
obeahs
noun
plural of obeah
phobia
phobia
noun
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
prabhu
prabhu
Proper noun
name commonly used in India.
rabiah
rabush
rambeh
rehabs
rehabs
noun
plural of rehab
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rehab
rhibia
rhumba
rhumba
noun
Alternative spelling of rumba
robhah
sahibs
sahibs
noun
plural of sahib
schaab
schwab
sebkha
sebkha
noun
Alternative form of sabkha
shaban
shabby
shabby
adj
(of a person) Wearing ragged, very worn, or dirty clothing.
(of clothing) Torn or worn; unkempt.
Mean; despicable.
Poor; showing little effort or talent.
shamba
shamba
noun
(East Africa) An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm for growing crops and fruit-bearing trees, often including the dwelling of the farmer.
shambu
shebar
shebat
shehab
shelba
shibah
shibar
shibar
noun
(India, obsolete) A kind of coasting vessel, sometimes described as a great patamar.
shwalb
subahs
subahs
noun
plural of subah
tasbih
tasbih
noun
(Islam) A form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in glorification of Allah in Islam by saying "Subḥānallāh" (glorified is Allah).
theban
theban
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Thebes.
Noun
Someone of, from, or pertaining to, Thebes.
thuban
thuban
Proper noun
A white giant star in the constellation Draco; Alpha (α) Draconis. It was the pole star 5000 years ago.
tobiah
tobiah
Proper noun
An Ammonite mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah.
wabash
wabash
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Arkansas, USA.
a city in Indiana, USA
an unincorporated community in Nebraska, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
a ghost town in West Virginia, USA.
the in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which is a tributary of the