"BH" meaning in English

See BH in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

  1. (Judaism) Initialism of baruch Hashem Tags: Judaism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: baruch Hashem
    Sense id: en-BH-en-intj-4qXBjlJt Categories (other): Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Black holes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 38 9 0 2 2 10 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 33 34 6 2 9 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 36 39 7 1 2 1 7 1 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 40 8 0 1 1 5 1 6 0 Disambiguation of Black holes: 28 30 5 1 2 1 33

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BH
  1. Initialism of Boko Haram. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Boko Haram
    Sense id: en-BH-en-name-OLGDvd6n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Black holes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 38 9 0 2 2 10 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 33 34 6 2 9 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 36 39 7 1 2 1 7 1 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 40 8 0 1 1 5 1 6 0 Disambiguation of Black holes: 28 30 5 1 2 1 33
  2. Abbreviation of Bihar: a state of India. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Bihar (extra: a state of India) Categories (place): Places in India

Noun

Forms: BHs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BH (plural BHs)
  1. Initialism of heavy battleship. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: heavy battleship
    Sense id: en-BH-en-noun-YUgk~JaO
  2. Initialism of bank holiday. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: bank holiday
    Sense id: en-BH-en-noun-2s8uNXJj
  3. (knitting) Initialism of buttonhole. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: buttonhole
    Sense id: en-BH-en-noun-j5SURct7 Categories (other): Knitting Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
  4. (astronomy) Initialism of black hole. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: black hole
    Sense id: en-BH-en-noun-KiGJSnXC Categories (other): Astronomy, English words spelled without vowels, Black holes Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 33 34 6 2 9 5 10 Disambiguation of Black holes: 28 30 5 1 2 1 33 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: SMBH [astronomy, natural-sciences], StMBH [astronomy, natural-sciences], NBH [astronomy, natural-sciences]

Inflected forms

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        "(knitting) Initialism of buttonhole."
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