10-letter words containing c, a, n, h
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- halterneck — A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- hamantasch — 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.
- hamesucken — the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling
- han cities — a group of three cities in E central China (Hanyang, Hankow, and Wuchang), in SE Hubei at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers; united in 1950 to form the conurbation of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
- hand cream — a cream that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
- hand cruft — (jargon) (After "hand craft") To write something by hand that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing assembly language instead of using a compiler (see hand hacking).
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).
- hand-carry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- hand-piece — handheld, power-operated shears used by a shearer
- handclasps — Plural form of handclasp.
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handcuffed — Simple past tense and past participle of handcuff.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
- handpieces — Plural form of handpiece.
- handscroll — A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.
- handstitch — to stitch or sew by hand.
- handy-pack — a pack of a product that is useful or convenient in some way, because, for example, it is easy to transport, or because it contains a variety of flavours, colours, etc
- hard candy — candy, often fruit flavored, made by boiling together sugar and corn syrup.
- hard-knock — beset with hardship.
- harmonical — Alternative form of harmonic.
- harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
- harmonicon — harmonica (def 1).
- harthacnut — 1019?–42, king of Denmark 1035–42, king of England 1040–42 (son of Canute).
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchetman — A professional killer or gunman.
- hatchetmen — Plural form of hatchetman (alternative spelling of hatchet men).
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- hatchments — Plural form of hatchment.
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- head count — an inventory of people in a group taken by counting individuals.
- hemianopic — having or relating to hemianopia
- hemicrania — pain in one side of the head.
- hemocyanin — a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.
- henchwoman — Feminine of henchman.
- hendecagon — a polygon having 11 angles and 11 sides.
- heptatonic — (of a musical scale) comprising seven notes
- hexactinal — having six spicules
- hibernacle — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hijackings — Plural form of hijacking.
- hinderance — Archaic spelling of hindrance.
- hindrances — Plural form of hindrance.
- histaminic — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- homuncular — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- honor camp — a prison work camp operating on an honor system.
- honor card — honor (def 11).