10-letter words containing c, a, n, h
- sea change — a striking change, as in appearance, often for the better.
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- seannachie — a Gaelic storyteller in the Scottish Highlands or in Ireland
- secondhand — not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
- sex change — the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person's physical sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex: Born male, she now lives as a woman but has no plans for a sex change.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- shankpiece — a piece of metal or fiber for giving form to the shank of a shoe.
- ship canal — a canal navigable by ships.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- snaphaunce — an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- splanchnic — of or relating to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
- splanchno- — the viscera
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stanchless — not to be stanched.
- stanchness — the state or quality of being staunch
- staunchest — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- sub-branch — a further branch or division of something within an already established branch or division
- sungchiang — Older Spelling. Songjiang.
- sycophancy — self-seeking or servile flattery.
- synchronal — synchronous.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- talcahuano — a seaport in central Chile.
- technician — a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
- thanatotic — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- the canvas — the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
- the change — menopause
- the cinema — the art or business of making films
- theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- think back — try to remember
- thiocyanic — of, from, or relating to a sulphacid (or liquid acid HSCN) having a strong odour but no colour
- tiahuanaco — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
- tire chain — a device made of chains, attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction, as on snow
- trachiniae — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- tragacanth — a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, especially A. gummifer: used to impart firmness to pills and lozenges, stiffen calicoes, etc.
- trenchancy — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
- trochanter — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- turnbroach — (formerly) a servant whose job was to turn the spit on which meat, poultry, etc, was roasting