10-letter words containing a, c, h, l, s
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- clairseach — an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.
- clam-shell — the shell of a clam.
- clamshells — Plural form of clamshell.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- clathrates — Plural form of clathrate.
- cloth ears — a deaf person
- coachloads — Plural form of coachload.
- colourwash — a coloured distemper
- crash-land — If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- enchiladas — Plural form of enchilada.
- esthetical — Of or pertaining to esthetics.
- facecloths — Plural form of facecloth.
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- flash back — If your mind flashes back to something in the past, you remember it or think of it briefly or suddenly.
- flash card — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flashbacks — Plural form of flashback.
- flashcards — Plural form of flashcard.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- franchisal — Pertaining to franchises.
- glasscloth — a cloth for cleaning glass, which does not leave fibres behind
- golschmann — Vladimir [vlad-uh-meer] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, French orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- gottschalk — Louis Moreau [maw-roh,, moh-] /mɔˈroʊ,, moʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1829–69, U.S. pianist and composer.
- haemocoels — Plural form of haemocoel.
- half-caste — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- hamshackle — to hobble (a cow, horse, etc) by tying a rope around the head and one of the legs
- handclasps — Plural form of handclasp.
- handscroll — A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holocausts — Plural form of holocaust.
- homosocial — Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex.
- horse clam — gaper.
- house call — a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.