11-letter words containing c, a, s, h
- body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- brachyurous — shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bunch grass — any of various grasses that grow in tufts
- bush jacket — a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt
- bushwhacker — a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
- cacophonies — Plural form of cacophony.
- cacophonous — If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
- cactus moth — a moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, native to South America and introduced into Australia to control prickly pear cactus, on which the larvae feed.
- caddishness — the state of being caddish
- caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.
- calico bush — mountain laurel
- calisthenic — Of, or relating to calisthenics.
- callimachus — late 5th century bc, Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- calycanthus — any of several shrubs of the genus Calycanthus, found in North America
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- can crusher — a device which presses empty metal food containers in order to reduce their volume before they are disposed of
- cannon-shot — the range of a cannon
- canophilist — a person who loves dogs
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- cape helles — a cape in NW Turkey, at the S end of the Gallipoli Peninsula
- capiz shell — whitish, translucent shell of the Philippines, used in making lamp shades, decorative articles, etc.
- captainship — captaincy.
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
- cardophagus — a donkey
- cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
- carpathians — a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- carpophores — Plural form of carpophore.
- carpophorus — an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”.
- case method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
- case*method — An analysis and design method from Oracle targeted at information management applications.
- case-harden — to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
- casehardens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden.
- cash income — income received in the form of cash during a specified period, esp that of rural and farming households
- cash letter — a deposit list from one bank to another containing items to be credited to the account of the depositing bank.
- cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
- cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catch basin — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.