9-letter words containing a, b, r, c, h
- chamberys — a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
- charabanc — A charabanc is a large old-fashioned coach with several rows of seats. Charabancs were used especially for taking people on trips or on holiday.
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- chartable — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- charybdis — a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- conchobar — (in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian era
- cornbrash — a type of limestone which produces good soil for growing corn
- crush bar — a bar at a theatre for serving drinks during the intervals of a play
- crushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cybercash — Funds used in electronic financial transactions, especially over the Internet.
- cyberchat — Chat that takes place on the Internet, as in a chatroom or via instant messages.
- cyberhack — Computers. hack1 (def 22b).
- cyberrhea — (humour, jargon) /si:'ber-eer/ An affliction of some word processor users; excessive frequency and looseness of productivity. Particularly virulent among those who have not discovered the fortifying virtues of revision.
- debaucher — to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- drawbench — a bench having apparatus for cold-drawing wires, tubes, etc.
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- feuerbach — Ludwig Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s,, an-;; German ahn-drey-ahs] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs,, æn-;; German ɑnˈdreɪ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1804–72, German philosopher.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- hackberry — any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
- hardbacks — Plural form of hardback.
- hark back — to listen attentively; hearken.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- marshbuck — an antelope of the central African swamplands, Strepsiceros spekei, with spreading hoofs adapted to boggy ground; an important vector of the tsetse fly
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- pinch bar — a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- reachable — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- rechabite — a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites, a society devoted to abstention
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- roughback — any of several large American flatfishes having rough skin, especially Hippoglossoides platessoides, a species of plaice.
- subbranch — a subordinate branch or a branch of a branch, as of a bank, business, or the like.
- subchaser — submarine chaser.
- suribachi — an extinct volcano on Iwo Jima island: World War II battle 1945.
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- torchable — able to be torched or set alight
- tub chair — an easy chair having a semicircular back and, with the wings or arms, forming a single upholstered piece.
- walbrzych — a city in SW Poland, in Silesia.
- wałbrzych — an industrial city in SW Poland. Pop: 176 000 (2005 est)