BH
English
Abbreviation
BH
- Boko Haram
- heavy battleship, a battleship variant type of warship, also dreadnaught
- bank holiday, a kind of public holiday in several English-speaking countries
- (knitting) buttonhole
- 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics (page 86)
- Work 7 BH's on left side for man's sweater, on right side for woman's sweater.
- 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics (page 86)
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of black hole.
Related terms
- (astronomy): SMBH
Danish
Alternative forms
Noun
BH c (definite singular BH'en, indefinite plural BH'er, definite plural BH'erne)
- a bra (abbreviation of brystholder)
German
Etymology
Initialism of Büstenhalter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈhaː/
Audio (file)
Usage notes
- BH is the normal word for “bra” in German, whereas the full form Büstenhalter is now formal and quite unusual in common speech.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-er, definite plural BH-ene)
- a bra (abbreviation of brystholder and bysteholder)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
Alternative forms
See also
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