10-letter words containing a, c, h, r
- pyracantha — firethorn.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- race-horse — a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- racehorses — Plural form of racehorse.
- rachiotomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
- rachmanism — extortion or exploitation by a landlord of tenants of dilapidated or slum property, esp when involving intimidation or use of racial fears to drive out sitting tenants whose rent is fixed at a low rate
- rain check — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- ralph cram — Ralph Adams, 1863–1942, U.S. architect and writer.
- ramshackle — dilapidated, run down
- ranch hand — an employee on a ranch
- ranch mink — a semiaquatic mink, Mustela vision, raised commercially for its fur.
- ranshackle — to ransack
- rat cheese — inexpensive cheese, especially domestic cheddar.
- ratcatcher — a person, animal, or thing that catches and exterminates rats, especially a person whose business it is to rid a property of rats.
- ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- reapproach — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- reattached — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- researched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researcher — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researches — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- reteaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
- rhotacized — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rhythmical — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
- rich media — any internet content that interacts with the user, for example by expanding or streaming video content when the user's mouse hovers over it
- richard ii — 1367–1400, king of England 1377–99 (successor to and grandson of Edward III; son of Edward, Prince of Wales).
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- right face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- roach back — an arched back, as of a dog.
- roach clip — a small tweezerlike clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- rock hyrax — an African and Middle Eastern hyrax of the genus Procavia that lives in rocky places.
- rockingham — Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.
- rom. cath. — Roman Catholic
- roman arch — a semicircular arch.
- round arch — an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.
- routemarch — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.