10-letter words containing c, h, a, n, s
- 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.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- housatonic — a river flowing S from NW Massachusetts through SW Connecticut to Long Island Sound near Stratford, Connecticut. 148 miles (240 km) long.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- hsi chiang — a river in S China, flowing E from Yunnan province to the South China Sea near Canton. 1250 miles (2012 km) long.
- humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humectants — Plural form of humectant.
- hunchbacks — Plural form of hunchback.
- hurricanes — Plural form of hurricane.
- hyacinthus — a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
- in cahoots — go cahoots, to share equally; become partners: They went cahoots in the establishment of the store. Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- increaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of increase.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- jinricksha — Alternative spelling of jinriksha.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- lisichansk — a city in E Ukraine, on the Donets River, NE of Donetsk.
- lunchpails — Plural form of lunchpail.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- machinists — Plural form of machinist.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- manichaeus — Mani
- manicheism — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marchlands — Plural form of marchland.
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- mechanisms — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- mechanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- mischances — Plural form of mischance.
- mischannel — to channel wrongly
- mischanter — mishanter.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monochasia — Plural form of monochasium.
- monophasic — having one phase.
- munchausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nightclass — an evening lesson
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.