10-letter words containing a, h, i, e
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chinandega — a city in W Nicaragua.
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chine nual — (documentation) /sheen'yu-*l/ (MIT) The LISP Machine Manual, so called because the title was wrapped around the cover so only those letters showed on the front.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- clairseach — an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- cohabitate — cohabit.
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- containeth — Archaic third-person singular form of contain.
- coolie hat — a wide, conical straw hat worn especially as a shield against the sun.
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash site — the place where a crash occurred
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crepe hair — artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- dairy herd — a herd of cows producing milk
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- daisywheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- damselfish — any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body
- date-night — an evening social date on which a married or long-term couple go out together: I enjoy a once-a-week date night with my husband.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- deadweight — (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
- death wish — A death wish is a conscious or unconscious desire to die or be killed.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- deck chair — A deck chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deck chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.
- deemphasis — Alternative spelling of de-emphasis.