10-letter words containing c, h, a, s
- rachmanism — extortion or exploitation by a landlord of tenants of dilapidated or slum property, esp when involving intimidation or use of racial fears to drive out sitting tenants whose rent is fixed at a low rate
- ramshackle — dilapidated, run down
- ranshackle — to ransack
- rat cheese — inexpensive cheese, especially domestic cheddar.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- researched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researcher — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researches — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- sabretache — a leather case suspended from a cavalryman's saddle
- sacahuista — a North American flowering grass
- saccharase — sucrase
- saccharate — a salt of saccharic acid.
- saccharide — an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
- saccharify — to convert (starch) into sugar.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharize — to convert into sugar; saccharify.
- saccharoid — having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.
- saccharose — sucrose.
- sachemship — the office of a sachem
- salt chuck — the ocean.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sand yacht — land yacht.
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sash chain — a chain for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- satchelful — the amount a satchel will hold
- say cheese — If someone tells you to say 'cheese' when they are taking your photograph, they are indicating that they want you to smile.
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- scapewheel — escape wheel.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scatheless — to attack with severe criticism.
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- schaerbeek — a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.
- schafskopf — sheepshead (def 4).
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- schaumburg — a city in NE Illinois.