10-letter words containing a, t, h, i
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- catwhisker — a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chair lift — A chair lift is a line of chairs that hang from a moving cable and carry people up and down a mountain or ski slope.
- chairlifts — Plural form of chairlift.
- chalcocite — a lead-grey or black mineral, found as a copper ore or in veins. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper sulphide. Formula: Cu2S. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- chalcolite — torbernite.
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chap stick — lip balm
- chapatties — Plural form of chapatty.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- charcutier — a pork butcher.
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- charismata — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chavtastic — suitable for or designed for chavs
- chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chiasmatic — relating to the intersection of the optic nerve fibres at the bottom of the brain
- chief mate — first mate.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- chiliastic — the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- 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 tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.