10-letter words containing a, s, h, i, n
- athanasius — Saint. ?296–373 ad, patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2
- babylonish — Babylonian.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- banishment — Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished.
- barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
- beni hasan — a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- brigandish — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- buchmanism — the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cash in on — to get profit or profitable use from
- cashiering — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- catchbasin — Alternative form of catch-basin.
- catchiness — The state or quality of being catchy.
- catfishing — Present participle of catfish.
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
- chalkiness — of or like chalk.
- chanceries — Plural form of chancery.
- chanciness — The quality of being chancy or risky; riskiness.
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
- channelise — Alternative form of channelize.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chilblains — Plural form of chilblain.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china silk — a lightweight silk fabric constructed in plain weave, often used for linings, blouses, slips, etc.