10-letter words containing a, t, h, l
- bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
- bowler hat — A bowler hat is a round, hard, black hat with a narrow brim which is worn by men, especially British businessmen. Bowler hats are no longer very common.
- breathable — A breathable fabric allows air to pass through it easily, so that clothing made from it does not become too warm or uncomfortable.
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- broadcloth — fabric woven on a wide loom
- bullethead — a head considered similar in shape to a bullet, as that of a person with a high, domelike forehead and cranium and short hair.
- cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
- caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- callathump — a shivaree.
- callithump — a noisy band or parade
- caml light — A small portable implementation of a version of CAML by Xavier Leroy <[email protected]> and Damien Doligez of INRIA. Caml Light uses a bytecode interpreter written in C. It adds a Modula-2-like module system, separate compilation, lazy streams for parsing and printing, graphics primitives and an interface with C. Version 0.6 runs on Unix, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Atari ST and Amiga. It includes an interpreter, compiler, Emacs mode, libraries, scanner generator, parser generator, run-time support and an interactive development environment. The latest version, as of April 2003, is 0.75 and runs on Unix, Macintosh and Windows. The development of Caml Light has been stopped; current development is on Objective Caml. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: <[email protected]>.
- can't help — If you say you can't help thinking something, you are expressing your opinion in an indirect way, often because you think it seems rude.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cartwheels — Plural form of cartwheel.
- cash limit — a limit imposed as a method of curtailing overall expenditure without specifying the precise means of budgetary control
- catch cold — to become ill with a cold
- catch hell — to receive a severe scolding, punishment, etc.
- catch-colt — the offspring of a mare bred accidentally.
- catchflies — Plural form of catchfly.
- cathedrals — Plural form of cathedral.
- cathemeral — Relating to organisms that have sporadic and random intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired.
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- catholicos — the patriarch of the Armenian Church
- catholicus — catholicos.
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- 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.
- chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
- chalk-talk — a talk or lecture in which the speaker illustrates points by drawing on a blackboard: The coach gave a chalk talk before the big game.
- chalkstone — tophus
- chalybeate — containing or impregnated with iron salts
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- 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.
- charlatans — Plural form of charlatan.
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charlottes — Plural form of charlotte.
- chartulary — cartulary
- 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.
- chelatable — having the capability to chelate
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status