10-letter words containing c, h, a, r, t
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dirt cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dirt-cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dispatcher — a person who dispatches.
- ditchwater — water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dutch barn — a farm building consisting of a steel frame and a curved roof
- dysarthric — Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
- each other — Although some insist that each other be used only in reference to two (The two candidates respected each other) and one another in reference to three or more (The three nations threaten one another), in standard practice they are interchangeable. Each other is not restricted to two, nor is one another restricted to three or more. The possessive of each other is each other's; the possessive of one another is one another's.
- ecphractic — having the property of removing obstructions
- ekphrastic — Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- emphractic — medication that closes the pores of the skin
- enchanters — Plural form of enchanter.
- enomotarch — (historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of an enomoty.
- erythraric — Tartaric.
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.
- eurybathic — (of an aquatic organism) able to live at different depths
- exarchates — Plural form of exarchate.
- eyecatcher — Something that catches the eye.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- fair catch — a catch of a kicked ball in which the receiver signals that he or she will not advance the ball and therefore may not be interfered with or tackled.
- faith cure — a method of attempting to cure disease by prayer and religious faith.
- farfetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- feathercut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- flycatcher — any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
- gate-crash — to gain entry to (a party, concert, etc) without invitation or payment
- ghost crab — a whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- haircutter — A barber.
- half-track — a caterpillar tread that runs over and under the rear or driving wheels of a vehicle but is not connected with the forward wheels: used especially on military vehicles.
- 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 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 truck — truck1 (def 3).
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- hard court — a tennis court having a concrete or asphalt surface.
- harthacnut — 1019?–42, king of Denmark 1035–42, king of England 1040–42 (son of Canute).
- hatcheries — Plural form of hatchery.
- hate crime — a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
- healthcare — the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
- heart back — a chair back having a form resembling that of a somewhat heart-shaped medieval shield.
- heart case — a patient undergoing treatment for a heart condition
- heartaches — Plural form of heartache.
- heat cramp — a cramp or muscular spasm caused by loss of water and salt following prolonged exertion in hot weather.
- hebraistic — of or relating to Hebraists or characterized by Hebraism or Hebraisms.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.