10-letter words containing c, a, r, n
- half-crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- halocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen.
- 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.
- 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.
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- 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.
- 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).
- hemicrania — pain in one side of the head.
- 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
- hinderance — Archaic spelling of hindrance.
- hindrances — Plural form of hindrance.
- 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).
- horn chair — a chair, especially of the late 19th-century U.S., having a frame made from steer, elk, buffalo, or other animal horns.
- human race — humanity, humans as a species
- hurricanes — Plural form of hurricane.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydromancy — divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.
- hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- iatrogenic — (of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.
- ice anchor — a large, hooklike device for setting in ice to anchor a vessel or to provide a hold for a hawser in warping it along.
- iconograph — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- iconolatry — the worship or adoration of icons.
- ignorances — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- immigrancy — the state or condition of being an immigrant or a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
- imparlance — an extension of time granted to one party in a lawsuit to plead or to settle the dispute amicably.
- impartance — Impartation.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- importancy — (obsolete) importance; significance.
- in a trice — If someone does something in a trice, they do it very quickly.
- inaccuracy — something inaccurate; error.
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- inartistic — lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- incantator — a person who chants or utters incantations
- incaparina — a cheap high-protein food made of cottonseed, sorghum flours, maize, yeast, etc, used, esp in Latin America, to prevent protein-deficiency diseases
- incarnated — embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
- incarnates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incarnate.