10-letter words containing c, h, a, p, e, s
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- headpieces — Plural form of headpiece.
- heptastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of seven lines or verses.
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hyperchaos — (mathematics) A form of chaotic behaviour with at least two positive Lyapunov exponents.
- hyperspace — a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.
- hypersparc — (processor) The successor to the SuperSPARC processor, based on the SPARC ISA. The HyperSPARC has smaller caches than the SuperSPARC: 8kb on-chip and 256kb off-chip (compared with 36kb and 1Mb). The HyperSPARC's memory management is optimised for more efficient out-of-cache addressing which means quicker access to external (slower, cheaper) memory.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- metaphasic — Relating to metaphase.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- pack-horse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- parischane — a parish
- pas marche — a marching step.
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- patch test — Medicine/Medical. a test for suspected allergy by application to the skin of a patch impregnated with an allergen: allergic reaction is indicated by redness at the site of application.
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- peacockish — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pentastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.
- pettichaps — any of the warblers that belongs to the family Sylviinae
- petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- sachemship — the office of a sachem
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scapewheel — escape wheel.
- scrap heap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- scrap-heap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- shankpiece — a piece of metal or fiber for giving form to the shank of a shoe.
- sheep race — a single-file walkway for sheep at the entrance to a sheep-dip
- sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- snaphaunce — an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- speech act — any of the acts that may be performed by a speaker in making an utterance, as stating, asking, requesting, advising, warning, or persuading, considered in terms of the content of the message, the intention of the speaker, and the effect on the listener.
- speech day — In some British schools, speech day is a day, usually at the end of the school year, when prizes are presented to pupils and speeches are made by guest speakers and the head teacher.