11-letter words containing a, r, c, h
- drive chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- drop anchor — secure a ship in place
- dutch chair — a chair of c1700, derived from Dutch models, having curved uprights, a wide splat joined to the seat rail, and cabriole legs.
- dutch treat — a meal or entertainment for which each person pays his or her own expenses.
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- eames chair — Also called LCM chair. a side chair designed by Charles Eames in 1946, having a slender tubular steel frame with a seat and back of molded plywood panels.
- earth-color — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- ecclesiarch — a sacristan, especially of a monastery.
- echolocator — An organism capable of echolocation.
- ectothermal — coldblooded (sense 1)
- enchantress — A woman who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
- enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
- encroachers — Plural form of encroacher.
- encroaching — That encroaches.
- enfranchise — Give the right to vote to.
- enheritance — Obsolete form of inheritance.
- epicheirema — Alt form epichirema.
- erev pesach — the day before Passover
- escarmouche — a skirmish
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- escherichia — a genus of Gram-negative rodlike bacteria that are found in the intestines of humans and many animals, esp E. coli, which is sometimes pathogenic and is widely used in genetic research
- eucharistic — (Theosophy) Pertaining to the Eucharist.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- ex cathedra — with authority
- eye-catcher — something that especially attracts one's attention
- face-harden — to harden the surface of (metal), as by chilling or casehardening.
- facial hair — moustache, beard, etc.
- fallen arch — collapse of the arch formed by the instep of the foot, resulting in flat feet
- far-fetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- farm cheese — a mild, firm pressed cheese
- farreaching — Alternative spelling of far-reaching.
- feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- feather-cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- featherback — any freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae, of Asia and western Africa, having a small, feathery dorsal fin and a very long anal fin extending from close behind the head to the tip of the tail.
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- forereached — Simple past tense and past participle of forereach.
- franchisees — Plural form of franchisee.
- franchisers — Plural form of franchiser.
- franchising — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- free charge — any electric charge that can be placed on a conductor or on or within a dielectric or that moves freely in space (opposed to polarization charge).
- freight car — any car for carrying freight.
- french arch — an arch similar to a flat arch, but having voussoirs inclined to the same angle on each side of the center.
- french bean — British. the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.
- french fact — (in Canada) the presence of French Canada as a distinct cultural force within the Confederation