10-letter words containing c, h, a, s
- colourwash — a coloured distemper
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cornstarch — Cornstarch is the same as cornflour.
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- cost-share — to share the cost of: to cost-share a joint venture.
- crackheads — Plural form of crackhead.
- crackhouse — a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.
- crankshaft — A crankshaft is the main shaft of an internal combustion engine.
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crash boat — a small, fast boat used in rescue operations, especially for airplane crashes.
- crash cart — a movable cart or similar conveyance carrying supplies and equipment for the management of medical emergencies.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash site — the place where a crash occurred
- crash team — a medical team with special equipment able to be mobilized quickly to treat cardiac arrest
- crash test — the act of crashing a vehicle under controlled conditions in order to assess its safety for passengers
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- crash-land — If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- crashproof — (of a vehicle) resistant to damage and as safe as possible for the occupants in the event of a crash.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosshatch — to shade or hatch (forms, figures, etc) with two or more sets of parallel lines that cross one another
- crossmatch — (pathology) To test that the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cut a dash — If you say that someone cuts a dash, you mean that they have an attractively stylish appearance or a rather bold manner.
- cutthroats — Plural form of cutthroat.
- cytherea's — Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- dachshunds — Plural form of dachshund.
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- deathcamas — any of various plants (genus Zigadenus) of the lily family, with grasslike basal leaves and clusters of greenish or white flowers: often poisonous to sheep
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.
- decreaseth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrease.
- despatched — Simple past tense and past participle of despatch.
- despatcher — Alternative form of dispatcher.
- despatches — Plural form of despatch.
- diaphonics — The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.
- diaschisis — a disturbance or loss of function in one part of the brain due to a localized injury in another part.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dick-heads — dick (def 3).
- discharged — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dischargee — a person who has been discharged, as from military service.
- discharger — Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm.