12-letter words containing a, s, c, h, m
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chasmogamous — pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheese-maker — a person or thing that makes cheese.
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christianism — the beliefs and practices of Christians.
- chromaticism — the use of chromatic tones.
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- compost heap — an outdoor pile of compostabale material that degrades into compost
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- cream cheese — Cream cheese is a very rich, soft white cheese.
- cream sherry — a full-bodied sweet sherry
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- drama school — a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- enchantments — Plural form of enchantment.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- enhancements — An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- forasmuch as — since
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- hansom (cab) — a 19th-cent. two-wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver's seat is above and behind the cab
- harum-scarum — reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.